Lori McLeese, the HR Lead at…
Lori McLeese, the HR Lead at Automattic for the past five years, shares her wisdom on vacation policies.
Automattic’s earned sabbatical policy is perhaps their greatest benefit; it’s really amazing. However, I’m personally a fan of “minimum” vacation policies versus open ones — though both are certainly better than maximum leave policies. From my experience on the employee side, I’ve always been more productive throughout the year when I have 3-4 weeks of vacation to break up the seasons. I’d go nuts if I worked somewhere with only one or two weeks of vacation allowed.
