Automattic started tracking vacation because employees took too little time off
Matt Mullenweg · #100 Matt Mullenweg: Collaboration Is Key · Jan 5, 2021 · at 50:56
Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, explains how the remote company prevents burnout among its workforce.
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“We used to not track any vacation, or what we call AFK, away from keyboard time, because we have a completely open policy there, take what you want. But the problem was people weren't taking it, so we started tracking it to encourage people to take it, which is kind of funny.”
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