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"We should focus on what people get done, not how many hours or days are worked. Just as we don’t have a 9-5 day policy, we don’t need a vacation policy." Whil
by thras 17y ago
"We should focus on what people get done, not how many hours or days are worked. Just as we don’t have a 9-5 day policy, we don’t need a vacation policy."
While I admire the sentiment, it's rather anti-family.
- peripitea 17y agoCan you elaborate?
- thras 17y agoThat sort of policy encourages people to work very long hours to out-compete their coworkers. And don't tell me that there is no competition working for a place where adequate work is rewarded with a "generous severance package." You pay for that sort of thing long term with burnt out employees and broken families. Vacation and the 9 to 5 policy encourages people to compete with each other without going overboard and ruining their lives. Whether that's good or bad for you, their employer, is something that you need to consider.
- peripitea 17y agoWe have a similar policy where I work. There are certainly people who work harder, or who take less vacation than they would like. But from what I've seen, most of these people are either workaholics, or underperformers who probably shouldn't be working here anyway. I suspect most of these people would be working long hours regardless of the work hours or vacation policy. For the rest of us, the freedom is tremendously valuable, and we have fantastic work-life balance.
- blasdel 17y agoI couldn't disagree more -- what could be more pro-family than being able to come in to the office for face time 10~3, and get shit done on your own schedule? What could be more pro-family than not having to count vacation days, being able to spend time with your kids instead of reading HN and 'looking busy' when you don't have a pile of work?