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Re:Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract ma... by mbesto on Thursday May 06, 2021 @12:52PM (#27066032)
Also, unlimited vacations[0] are a trap. People end up taking less than market norms (US - 2 weeks) or informally/tribally decided what is the normal amount of time to take off. It also means people work while traveling.

[0] - if you're an employer and offer unlimited vacations be honest about it: set guidelines about how many days people typically take, if people are expected to be responsive / working while on vacation, etc.

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Re:Ask HN: How to attract perm Snr Engs when the contract ma... by lukifer on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:18PM (#27066375)
I counter-act the unlimited vacation thing during onboarding (if not interviewing) by setting expectations: "I consider a reasonable amount of vacation to be X(=3) weeks, does that sound reasonable to you?". Then I track it myself and make sure I take every day. (A very good sign, and really the only way to ethically do unlimited, is when a company sets a minimum amount of time off.)
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