Joyous benefits: Joy Days

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As part of our commitment to being a caring, empathetic and inclusive employer Joyous offers Joy Days as outlined in this document.

What is this benefit

You get six extra long weekends: in March, May, July, August, September, and November.

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How this benefit supports you

Joy Days give you additional long weekends, spread evenly over the year.
You get more paid time off to do the things that bring you joy.
A skeleton crew will work on Joy Days and take the following Monday off: you won’t miss out if you have to work.

How to access this benefit

1) Be employed full-time at Joyous
2) Post a photo of what you did in the #joyday Slack channel

How Joy Days work

Spend the day doing something that makes you happy, and share a photo with the team. Joy Days for the Australia and NZ teams in 2021:

March 8
May 3
July 5
August 2
September 6
November 15

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Accruing and deferring

Joy Days don’t accrue. There are six scheduled each year, and they happen for everyone.
If you are required to work through a Joy Day, you can take it the following Monday. If you’re off sick or on leave, then try to find some joy where you are!
If you join Joyous just before a Joy Day, you and your onboarding buddy may join the crew that works on the Joy Day and takes the next Monday off. This gives you a bit more time to get to know Joyous before you go on leave. 😊
If you’re not required to work but you have a compelling reason to defer your Joy Day to the following Monday, have a chat with your leader.

Customer experience comes first

Everyone that works on a Joy Day to ensure customer experience stays awesome will take the following Monday off.
Anyone who’s called in on a Joy Day to deal with a customer or product emergency can take the following Monday off.
We can’t guarantee Joy Days – things might come up and we all might need to work. Keep this in mind when booking activities in advance!

Sharing your joy

Joy Days respect our culture of inclusion, so you’re not going to be judged for the things you enjoy. Feel safe sharing whatever you do: if that’s sitting on the couch watching TV, more power to you. We encourage everyone to share Joy Day photos on Slack to spark conversations and build connections. If you spend the day watching Netflix someone may ask you what show you’re watching, sparking a conversation that might not have happened otherwise!

as long as they’re, you know, legal.

USA

Joy Days are available to our US employees too - we'll work with the US team to tweak as appropriate due to differences in public holidays and timezone.

People leader guidelines

Encourage people to do something that brings them joy, not something they think might be expected of them.
Make sure everyone feels comfortable doing whatever they want, even if that’s spending the day in bed. These days aren’t intended to be used for team building; nobody is required to participate in a group activity.
Similarly, Joy Days aren’t intended to be used for professional development - though some people may find their joy that way. People shouldn’t feel compelled to spend the day on work-related activities.
Lead by example by posting in the #joyday Slack channel, and encourage your people to do the same. Part of this benefit is engaging with the team and growing stronger relationships.
If your team needs to be part of the skeleton crew working on a Joy Day, consider asking for volunteers first. Try not to have the same person work through several Joy Days.