I travel across the world without taking any PTO — here’s how you can too

I travel across the world without taking any PTO — here’s how you can too

Meet the man who goes on ‘extreme’ day trips as a hobby — covering thousands of miles in just 24 hours. Michael Cracknell, 35, spends his spare time traveling across Europe — reaching as far as Switzerland and Athens from his home in West Sussex. And he does it all in one day — so … Read more

Employers are offering new benefits, from elder care to pet PTO

Employers are offering new benefits, from elder care to pet PTO

A few months ago, when Annika Cha adopted her rescue puppy Ollie, she tapped into her company’s “pawternity” policy. Cha, 26, and based in St. Paul, Minn., is an account manager at 9Sail, a digital marketing agency with headquarters in West Islip, LI. She was able to take off four half-days thanks to the company … Read more

How you can take 46 days of vacation with just 18 PTO days in 2023

How you can take 46 days of vacation with just 18 PTO days in 2023

Here’s to working hard at hardly working! In the wake of the quiet quitting craze — which has inspired overworked millennials and Gen Zers to unburden themselves by doing the bare minimum in the office — a scheduling-savvy TikToker is now schooling rest-seeking staffers on how to get paid while taking off more than a … Read more