PTO and Taking Time Off

- PTO & Taking Time Off
  - Self-care
  - Accrual caps
  - Burnout
  
- Unlimited time off - good or bad?
  - Trap of not taking enough, personal guilt, fear of letting team down
  - Brad Feld’s 1 week a quarter - completely off grid, no work (= 4 weeks a year)
  
- Why taking time off is good for your team / company
  - Marathon / not a sprint, you need to be able to take time off
  - Ensures you are not the blocker for things
  - Encourages better docs, better socializing of concepts and ownership of the code

- Tips for taking time off
  - Github Away Feature
  - Delete or disable Slack
  - Create a list of things that you are responsible for and who will help cover those things

- Other Time Off
  - Parental Leave
  - Sick Leave
  - Company-wide holidays: Refuel Week

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