Jul 15 - Boss Gives Employees $7,500 for Vacations

Bart Lorang may be the best boss ever.

The CEO of Denver-based internet start-up FullContact API said in a market that is competitive for top talent, he wants to keep his employees happy and refreshed.

The flip-flop wearing founder offers his employees $7,500 for what he calls "paid, paid vacation," however there are rules.

"One, you actually have to take a vacation to get the money," Lorang said. "Two, you have to disconnect from work, so that means no calls, no emails, no tweets, no work of any kind."
Even Lorang admitted he has trouble following his rules.

"I suck at it," he said.

A picture of the CEO and his fiancee Sarah at Egypt's great pyramids captured Lorang checking his email.

Not surprisingly, employees said they loved having the company pick up the tab for their vacations.
"It's a real break for your brain," said Robbie Jack, a FullContact API employee. "You come back refreshed and reinvigorated and more excited about the stuff you were working on when you left."

If the idea of having a boss pick up the tab for a dream vacation is tantalizing, good news: Lorang is hiring.

"We're probably going to hire about 12 folks in the next six months," he said.

Tech companies have become known for their extravagant perks, and FullContact is no exception. Google offers on-site health care and pays for college degrees. At Facebook, employees with new arrivals get $4,000 in "baby cash."

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inb4peoplesayiwishiworkedforthatguy

Best boss ever

i wish i worked for that guy, he seems like the best boss ever

Not bad, I get better perks than that overall though. I'm sure they get lots of other day to day good perks like I get as well though.

did someone ask what you get?

Word lol, nobody wants to hear your life story idiot.

unemployed workers get better perks [pic]

Like?

Nothing beats Google. They even give you a car.

Quite a few companies shell out company cars for upper management. Does google just give you a car for business + personal? ? If so then yeah, google employees won

[pic] goat boss

Yeah... I love my job and my boss is dope but that mother!!er won't even leave me alone on the weekend [pic]

i wonder how can i apply for this company...i could imaging the salary if he paying like that for vacation

I know this is pretty common in Europe or at least Norway.

actually from company's and ceo view employees should always come first no matter in any situation before consumers. My work place motto is employees first than everything else.

You don't have to be in upper management. All of their employees live at their work place. They are given access to a gym. Food center. And a car. It's crazy. Youtube the videos. You'll be mind blown how good they have it.

People still post this dumb !! in the year of our lord 2012? Be original you wimp.

smart guy.

less stressed humans = better work.

if all employers abided by this.....