Technology companies require employees to work less

Marten Bjork

Due to the corona pandemic, many employees work in home offices. However, the line between work and private life there can become dangerously blurred.

According to the British News Broadcasting Corporation CNBC, American companies such as Chegg, DocuSign, RingCentral and Servicenow have provided employees with extra vacations to avoid exhaustion.

Many employees avoid vacation

According to CNBC, since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis, many companies in the United States have provided funds for employees to equip their workplaces and provide mental health services. However, this alone is not enough. To protect employees from excessive psychological pressure, some companies give employees extra days off.

For example, since the outbreak of the coronavirus, American education technology company Chegg has stipulated its employees’ first free afternoon, and then free Friday. According to CNBC, the extra free time was due to the employee’s initial failure to accept the offer.

The problem is: Despite the unlimited vacation time, many employees will not take time off, Cheger’s press officer Heather Hartlow Potter told Hibe. This is because due to current restrictions, they feel that they cannot use their free time properly anyway.

The separation of work and private life is becoming more and more difficult

In order to allow employees to really spare time, the software company Servicenow proposed a so-called “stay” competition. Encourage employees to take videos and pictures for their leisure activities. Then, vote among teaching staff who make the most of their free time.

Pat Wadors, human resources manager at the news broadcaster Servicenow, said that the most important thing is that superiors must set an example and show that it is possible to reduce the workload.

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In fact, according to CNBC reports, not only large companies but also small startups are following the trend. For example, Codify, which specializes in optimizing the restaurant supply chain, has provided employees with an extra week of summer vacation, and employees can take a vacation between July and the end of August.

Thanks to these extra vacations, employees should eventually be able to take a real break and spend their time on private activities instead of dealing with unused tasks or answering work emails. Because this is the only way to ensure their long-term mental health.

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