It is one of the most irksome experiences in employees’ life when they receive “important” calls, messages, or emails, especially when they are on leave. A “work call” or a mail by the employer can spoil anyone’s holiday. Interestingly, there’s one Indian company that has given thought to this major problem so that their employees can enjoy interruption-free vacations.
To solve this problem, the Indian website for fantasy sports known as Dream 11 has created a unique regulation called the “Dream 11 Unplug.
Under this “UNPLUG“ policy, the company’s staff can completely cut off from all office work, related conversations (on emails, WhatsApp group, Slack, or calls), and co-workers for a week without any pressure.
In a LinkedIn post, the Indian company wrote about UNPLUG policy, “At Dream11, we actually log off the ‘Dreamster’ who is unplugged, off from every possible Stadium communication platform, be it slack, emails and even WhatsApp groups. We do this to ensure absolutely no one from the Dreamster’s work ecosystem can contact them while they are on their well-deserved break”.
Dream 11 said they do this because, “We understand that spending quality time with loved ones or just relaxing altogether on a vacation, can immensely improve the overall mood, quality of life, productivity in general and more”.
According to a report by CNBC.com, Dream 11 founders Harsh Jain and Bhavit Seth asserted that if any co-worker reaches out to another employee during the “UNPLUG” time, then he/she has to pay a fine of about ₹1 lakh.
From top bosses to a newbie, everyone can sign out from the company’s system for a week at this Sports technology unicorn every year.
Jain and Seth told cnbc.com they have adopted this principle to make sure their company is not reliant on either one of them.
