According to Optimist World's article "California company Netflix lets staff take as much as they want when they want" by Simon Meadows, the way companies are being run is beginning to change. Netflix's new holiday system relies on self-discipline. As long as managers are aware of employees whereabout and their work is being done, then they can take as much vacation time as they want. Netflix's vice president for corporate communication, Steve Swasey told Optimist World "Rules and policies and regulations and stipulations are innovation killers. People do their best work when they're unencumbered. If you're spending a lot of time accounting for the time you're spending, that's time you're not innovating."
I believe Netflix is taking a needed innovative approach to vacation. The number of people working from home is on the increase, so why can't certain amounts corporate work also be completed while on vacation? Perhaps unrestricted forms of vacation aren't appropriate for all business models, but not much harm can be done by loosening restrictions on vacation days and letting employees use their self-discipline to complete their work.
Read the Optimist World article
here.
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