[shostack]

Thanks for sharing an honest 1st party perspective.

Would you mind clarifying on:

>"I'm pressured to take vacations."

Is that as a result of the following bullet around managers being taught to be a good example? Or is it because the day-to-day is stressful and the average hours are not even close to 9-5 so the pressure to take vacation is to combat burnout? (Not saying that is actually the case at Netflix, but I've heard of other places where the day-to-day was miserable, so they forced vacation to prevent burnout vs. solving the root issue of reducing overall workload, promoting true work/life balance throughout a given week, etc.)

[relix42]

My management chain encourages me to take time away from the office. Vacations, conferences, et al. I determine my workload, so, if the day-to-day is stressful, I need to change something.