FORBES: Presenteeism, Leaveism And Why Unlimited Vacation Days Could Be A Recipe For Disaster

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When James* was considering joining his current employer, a New York private equity fund, the salary and prestige were obvious factors that made his decision easier. But it was the vacation policy that ultimately sealed the deal.

“Having no limit to the number of days I could take seemed almost too good to be true,” he recalls.

Two years on, there’s a part of him that understands that, in a way, it really was. In his first year at the firm he took four days of annual leave. In the subsequent year he took three.