Most companies in the US monitor two things like a hawk: 1. Revenue and 2. Employee Vacation days.

Are you over your allowed vacation days? Have you accrued enough days to take that week off to visit Grandma? Only employees here over 5 years get an additional week…

Well more companies should take the European model of 4 weeks plus off and mid day siestas. One company in the US is doing it correctly: Netflix.

They don’t track vacation days at all. Instead they trust and believe in their passionate employees to take vacation when they need it and not to abuse it. Wow. Imagine a company believing in the integrity of their employees and their company culture. Don’t believe it? Read the full Mediapost article here