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
with all the concern around H1N1 epidemic reaching panic levels and Obama declaring it a national health emergency should people be rushing to their doctors to get the vaccine? what about all the people who are getting “sick” from the vaccine?
here are two contradictory sources that can make a point for both sides? one makes for good television. the other makes for good information graphics. you decide…!
