I gave my team the last day of May off, and even though this may sound counter-intuitive for someone with a sales and AM background, it has a purpose.
HubSpot has a “unlimited PTO” benefit for all employees, so as soon as I joined the team, a part of my research phase during the first months into the role was understanding how this benefit was being used.
To my surprise, I noticed the team was not using it as much, mostly because they were very committed to their metrics and productivity.
I know that sounds positive from a management perspective, but if the company has such a great culture and offers this benefit, I understand it’s my job to make sure they are using it - especially knowing so many companies that claim offering it in job descriptions, but in reality it’s all BS.
I’m not trying to sound like the cool boss here. I’m still learning how to be a manager, and this is one of my bets for building a solid culture within our team. My goals with this are:
🧡 That the team is comfortable taking time off when they are clearly delivering what’s expected of them
⏱️ That they are motivated to reach their leading and lagging indicators with anticipation, so we don’t depend on a chaotic last day of the month
📈 That they are motivated to go above and beyond when customers and other hubspotters need them, knowing they can slow down whenever they feel like it’s necessary for their well-being, no matter when it is.
I’ll keep testing out creative ways to reach these goals by using this benefit, maybe it will work, maybe it won’t. We’ll see. But I woke up today, June 1st, opened slack just to check if something had happened while the whole team was out, and it was all in place. :)
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