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When I first saw the title of this topic, I thought of George Orwell's (1903 – 1950) Utopia. But it is real – hope it is. Thank you, Stephanie for sharing something refreshing. I guess things are experimental at this stage, but the companies must have reasons to initiate such a management technique.

Unlimited vacation time – seems like a retirement to me – one may soon feel bored of what might have been enjoyable time after hard work. It is common knowledge now that vacation and leisure are integral parts of work – because they let one to re-energize, thus improving his or her productivity and quality.   

All new things create uproar in the beginning – like when the first slavery abolition act in the Western world was passed in British parliament in 1833. British aristocrats and elites were furious – how the bloody fool commonest of the commons could pass such a law?  In a few years time though – they came down to earth, saying that it was the reasonable thing to do.

But Neil Kazen's points are real – though penalty seems too harsh! Perhaps it is reasonable to say that things depend on client-contractor-consultant relationships. And things get delayed for many genuine reasons (scope change, Natural disaster, unforeseen technicalities, etc). Keeping the noose tight is a prevailing management technique however – but it has elements of lack of trust.

When I first saw the title of this topic, I thought of George Orwell's (1903 – 1950) Utopia. But it is real – hope it is. Thank you, Stephanie for sharing something refreshing. I guess things are experimental at this stage, but the companies must have reasons to initiate such a management technique.

Unlimited vacation time – seems like a retirement to me – one may soon feel bored of what might have been enjoyable time after hard work. It is common knowledge now that vacation and leisure are integral parts of work – because they let one to re-energize, thus improving his or her productivity and quality.   

All new things create uproar in the beginning – like when the first slavery abolition act in the Western world was passed in British parliament in 1833. British aristocrats and elites were furious – how the bloody fool commonest of the commons could pass such a law?  In a few years time though – they came down to earth, saying that it was the reasonable thing to do.

But Neil Kazen's points are real – though penalty seems too harsh! Perhaps it is reasonable to say that things depend on client-contractor-consultant relationships. And things get delayed for many genuine reasons (scope change, Natural disaster, unforeseen technicalities, etc). Keeping the noose tight is a prevailing management technique however – but it has elements of lack of trust.

When I first saw the title of this topic, I thought of George Orwell's (1903 – 1950) Utopia. But it is real – hope it is. Thank you, Stephanie for sharing something refreshing. I guess things are experimental at this stage, but the companies must have reasons to initiate such a management technique.

Unlimited vacation time – seems like a retirement to me – one may soon feel bored of what might have been enjoyable time after hard work. It is common knowledge now that vacation and leisure are integral parts of work – because they let one to re-energize, thus improving his or her productivity and quality.   

All new things create uproar in the beginning – like when the first slavery abolition act in the Western world was passed in British parliament in 1833. British aristocrats and elites were furious – how the bloody fool commonest of the commons could pass such a law?  In a few years time though – they came down to earth, saying that it was the reasonable thing to do.

But Neil Kazen's points are real – though penalty seems too harsh! Perhaps it is reasonable to say that things depend on client-contractor-consultant relationships. And things get delayed for many genuine reasons (scope change, Natural disaster, unforeseen technicalities, etc). Keeping the noose tight is a prevailing management technique however – but it has elements of lack of trust.

When I first saw the title of this topic, I thought of George Orwell's (1903 – 1950) Utopia. But it is real – hope it is. Thank you, Stephanie for sharing something refreshing. I guess things are experimental at this stage, but the companies must have reasons to initiate such a management technique.

Unlimited vacation time – seems like a retirement to me – one may soon feel bored of what might have been enjoyable time after hard work. It is common knowledge now that vacation and leisure are integral parts of work – because they let one to re-energize, thus improving his or her productivity and quality.   

All new things create uproar in the beginning – like when the first slavery abolition act in the Western world was passed in British parliament in 1833. British aristocrats and elites were furious – how the bloody fool commonest of the commons could pass such a law?  In a few years time though – they came down to earth, saying that it was the reasonable thing to do.

But Neil Kazen's points are real – though penalty seems too harsh! Perhaps it is reasonable to say that things depend on client-contractor-consultant relationships. And things get delayed for many genuine reasons (scope change, Natural disaster, unforeseen technicalities, etc). Keeping the noose tight is a prevailing management technique however – but it has elements of lack of trust.