Employee benefits at Basecamp

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12 pointsaxelfontaine2 comments

Great benefits, especially the 4-day summer week, salary level and the opportunity to work everywhere.

Great benefits for sure increase the happiness of everyone. How do 15 vacation days compare to other companies though? Coming from a country where 20 days are legally mandated and most have 30 days, it seems low. I guess the summer work times greatly make up for that though.

Can't edit anymore :/ But to provide some more context to my comment:

The summer work time obviously make up for it and 30+ days actually seem quite high for an US company. (No legally mandated minimum vacation time).

And in case any founder is wondering if he should start the company providing such benefits:

https://twitter.com/dhh/status/686556086174920704 https://twitter.com/dhh/status/686556263690448896

DHH clarified on Twitter saying this wouldn't have been possible in the beginning.

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