Fundamentals of Management, 11/e

Unlimited Vacation Time? Really? Topic: Motivating professionals, expectancy theory

Would unlimited vacation time offered by an organization be important to you? Would it be an appealing enough benefit to attract you to an organization you might not have considered? Would it motivate you as an employee? Some businesses—Netflix, LinkedIn, Virgin America, Twitter, and BirchBox, among others—offer employees as much paid time off as they want. However, unlimited vacation policies continue to be rare in corporate America. Only 1 to 2 percent of companies offer this option according to the Society for Human Resource Management.80 Technology has contributed to the impression that employees always feel like they need to be available, even while on vacation. ...