Time off

Vacations

Breaks are important. Our work is creative, novel, and sometimes quite difficult, and we all need time to rest and recharge. We all value our lives, relationships, and hobbies outside of work, and endeavor to create ample space for life apart from Redivis.

In addition to our norms around protected weekends, taking sick days, and remote work policies, and our policies around taking time for professional development, we think it's important to make time for ample vacation.

Every other Friday off! (~23 days)

Every other Friday is considered part of the weekend. If it overlaps with another holiday, so it goes. The first Friday off will occur the Friday following the first full week back in January.

Winter shutdown (2 weeks)

Because we work closely with academic institutions, we are able to take certain advantage of lulls in their calendar and close things down for two weeks spanning the end of December / early January. This time does not count towards paid vacation.

Paid vacation (3-5 weeks)

Instead of a regimented vacation policy, we mandate a 3 week minimum vacation per year, and suggest not exceeding ~5 weeks (though for longer durations, see our leave policies). If you're taking vacation, we ask that you communicate with your manager as laid out in our norms, though we recognize that extenuating circumstances may sometimes arise and that's fine!

Holidays (22 days)

We generally observe all major holidays in the United States. If there are other holidays that are important to you and your family, we strongly encourage you to take these off as well. Holidays do not count towards paid vacation.

Redivis observes the following holidays outside of our existing breaks:

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

• President's day

• Memorial day

• Juneteenth

• US independence day + 1 day after

• Labor day

• Indigenous Peoples' Day

• Election day

• Veterans day

• Thanksgiving (+ Friday after)

• + Winter shutdown (2 weeks)

Leave policies

Parental leave

We offer 18 weeks (81 working days) paid leave for all new parents, including for adoption and foster care. Birthing parents are also offered up to 4 weeks disability leave. Parental leave may be taken at any time from 3 months before the expected delivery date through 1 year post-delivery, with the ability to break the leave into chunks as needed.

Additionally, we're very supportive of working with you to develop a back-to-work plan that works for your family and adapts to its changing needs. This might involve part-time work for new parents, flexible scheduling, or other flexibility as helpful.

Disability leave

In the event of an illness or disability that prevents you from working – as well as for birthing parents – Redivis offers paid leave up to 4 weeks. After this point, we'll work with you to help transition to state-offered short or long term disability, as needed.

Bereavement leave

Know that we are here for you during some of life's hardest moments, and that your work is a non-issue during these times. We encourage employees to take 1-2 weeks for bereavement as needed.

Unpaid leave

If you ever want to take an extended break, know that we're supportive and happy to work with you to plan any extended, unpaid leave from Redivis.