# Taking Time off ### Minimum Offs We encourage you to take breaks, with peace. That requires psychological safety. Here is our attempt at enabling it. 1. **Sundays are a mandatory off**\ Work can wait 1 day. Don’t burn out. Take a break, stroll, and spend time on yourself. \ Productivity requires discipline, not heroism.
2. **Mandatory 52 days off every year** \ Life will throw uncertainties. Account for it. Do not worry about being left behind. It'll be fine. \ 52 days off every year, accrued pro-rata every month; after the first 45 days. All days off above this threshold are likely to cost lost opportunities. ### ### Plan Ahead Account time for (but not limited to) the following: 1. **Celebration time** Recommendation to take this after a significant project's completion. 2. **Recovery time** When work output is suffering, take an off and reset yourself. 3. **Family time** They need you too. 4. **Vacation** Travel is the best way to expand horizons. 5. **Health** You are likely to fall sick. 6. **External commitments** Sometimes they'll be unavoidable. ### ### Requesting time off A general rule of thumb is:\ Days you’ll be away = Days of advance heads-up to give to your team. Send a request to your Junior Partner and they will help re-organize work so that your absence doesn't impact your team's progress.