American workplaces aren’t always the best when it comes to encouraging their employees to take time off — and American workers, in turn, aren’t so great at taking their earned time off.
Only 77 percent of employers offer paid time off, with the average American worker receiving just two weeks of paid vacation per year (as compared to six weeks in France) and six days of company holidays. And according to a 2012 Hotwire survey, they’ll leave an average of nine vacation days unused each year. Plus, when employees do go on vacation, over 60 percent stay plugged in and continue responding to work emails during their time off.
As a radical response to the American “war on vacation” and in a bid to attract the best employees, more and more Silicon Valley tech companies are offering a slew of new and unusual perks, ranging from errand-running services to organic catered lunches to unlimited vacation time.
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