Only The Employee Manual Knows How Much It Really Hurts
February 1st, 2008 by Cali & Jody
Love stinks. Or maybe love bites. Or maybe love does something else to you. In any case, a marketing company in Japan is now offering “heartache leave” for employees who are facing a sudden increase in “me time”.
The amount of heartache leave you’re eligible to take is scaled according to your age. If you’re under 24 years old, you can take one day off a year. Staffers aged 25 to 29 are allowed two days a year, while employees 30 on up get three days off a year.
As CEO Miki Hiradate says, “Women in their 20s can find their next love quickly, but it’s tougher for women in their 30s, and their break-ups tend to be more serious.”
It all sounds so . . . reasonable.
