Workers at Irish Titan, a St. Louis Park digital agency, have new orders from their boss: Take two consecutive weeks of vacation.It's the latest example of a company going outside the box to keep and attract its workers in an era ofIt's pretty simple — any employee who has been at Irish Titan for more than a year has to take two consecutive weeks of paid time off in 2023, CEO Darin Lynch tells Axios.
So, for the past few years, managers have been training their staff of about 45 in preparation for this.What they're saying: University of Minnesota sociology professor Phyllis Moen, who studies workplace time off policies, said the two-week mandate is a great idea because it removes the pressure employees may feel when requesting vacation.
"Unlimited PTO often sounds good, but if the norm is this ideal worker that works all the time and is always committed, then you really can't take the time off," Moen said.