[hacktavist24]

Not only that, but people should be encouraged to take time off entirely. IMO, if you're not taking at least 3 weeks a year off, you're probably damaging your ability to do your best work. (Are there any studies on this?)

[maccard]

> IMO, if you're not taking at least 3 weeks a year off, you're probably damaging your ability to do your best work

Make that more like 5 weeks. The legal minimum here in the UK is 33 days (well, it might be 34 next year but we'll see), which is 5.5 weeks. Every job I've had as a professional has had more leave than that, usually 38-40 days (7.5-8 weeks), and in the last 3-4 years I've also had a weeks office closure during the summer. The feeling of taking a weeks break and coming back and you _not_ having to catch up on what's changed since you left is incredible.

[fargo]

it's actually 28 days but the rest of your points stand

[maccard]

So it is! I thought it was 27+8 bank holidays but I was wrong!

[simonswords82]

Only three weeks a year? My team have at least five and usually more. Are you in America?

[hacktavist24]

American, but I'm factoring in holidays, too. That gets you more than another week, and you can stretch them out by strategic use of PTO days.