Netflix leading the way
“You’re not measuring my daily hours, so why are you measuring the number of days I work?”
Netflix has a unique vacation policy … no policy. They pay you to get your work done, not attendence. According to this article, it is not uncommon for employees to “leave for three, four, even five weeks at a time and never clock in or out.” Many companies that hire “creatives” are experimenting with unusual benefits that can promote loyalty from their workforce. When it comes down to it, many of these extra freedom benefits are really the employer treating the employee like an adult.
This reminds me of a company that I interviewed with that had a refrigerated keg in the breakroom. Anyone was welcome to partake anytime they wanted (they even asked me if I wanted one during the interview). If someone is “more creative” with a beer or two, then this company was happy to oblige (and even foot the bill).
However, if you were to partake of one too many beers or vacations and your work quality or quantity were to slip, you would not be employed there much longer. It is all about the work product, not the number of hours/days that you were chained to your desk. I can dig it.
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Dude. What a brilliant idea. I wonder if I worked my ass off at a place like that if they would give me a keg at my desk.
Do you want to share what company had the keg?
Ironworks had the keg. It was a few years ago when I interviewed there - and it was during march madness too, it was crazy. Had a real “work super hard and play even harder” vibe about it.