‘Sorry, we’re closed.’ CEO boosts employee mental health with company-wide vacation

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Courtesy of Real

Vacation isn’t what it used to be. Ask any employee at just about any company, and chances are they’ve taken a much-deserved break from work only to be constantly interrupted by Slack notifications, emails, and calls.

As founder and CEO of mental-health platform Real, Ariela Safira knows this is no way to recharge. So she recently introduced a new benefit to help her 45 team members truly rest: once a quarter, Real will close down for a full week.

Stephanie Schomer
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Stephanie Schomer is the editor-in-chief of Employee Benefit News. She was most recently the deputy editor of Entrepreneur magazine and previously held positions at Entertainment Weekly, … Read full bio


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