20 Remote Companies Where Everyone Takes Time Off Together

Grafana Labs observes company-wide Shutdown Days each year so the entire team can fully disconnect at the same time. Three days of the global annual leave entitlement are reserved for these shutdowns.

Reddit Global Days Off are company-wide paid days where the entire organization disconnects together, including monthly global wellness days.

Company breaks provided throughout the year

20 company-wide paid days off (Away days)

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 3.5 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.

Company-wide paid shutdown between Christmas and New Year

Mozilla is the mission-driven organization behind Firefox and a family of privacy-first products. As a remote-first company with employees in 30+ countries, Mozilla champions internet freedom, user privacy, and open-source development while offering industry-leading benefits including 26 weeks of parental leave and a culture of async collaboration.

Week-long winter holiday shutdown (included in the 16 paid holidays)

Webflow is revolutionizing how we build for the web, empowering anyone to create powerful websites without writing a single line of code. What started in 2012 as a bold vision of democratizing web development has grown into one of the most inspiring remote-first success stories.

Company-wide unplug days providing long weekends

Dave helps over 12 million Americans avoid overdraft fees and access credit through ExtraCash™—an alternative to payday loans that provides up to $500 in minutes with no interest. This fully remote, 275-person fintech team works from anywhere in the U.S., building digital banking products that became profitable in 2023 after going public on NASDAQ in 2022.

Thumbtack is the home services marketplace where homeowners find and hire local professionals for everything from urgent repairs to major renovations. The platform connects millions of customers with a network of local service businesses across every U.S. county, using AI-powered matching and personalized project guidance to simplify home care.

First Friday off every month - company-wide day off for rest, recuperation, or fun. Provides 12 additional paid days off per year.

Quarterly Whaleness Days plus year-end Whaleness break

Winter holiday break (1 week) and summer holiday break

Quora builds products that democratize knowledge and AI access for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Their flagship Q&A platform connects curious minds with expertise across every topic, while Poe brings the world's leading AI models together in one accessible interface. Remote-first since 2020, Quora operates as a truly distributed company with "headquarters in the cloud" and team members across 15+ countries.

Full week at end of December plus quarterly closures for rest & recharge

Correlation One builds employer-sponsored training programs that close data, digital, and AI skills gaps for enterprises and governments. Founded in 2015, the company partners with organizations like Amazon, the U.S. Department of Defense, and USAID to deliver programs that are 100% free for learners, with a focus on creating access for underrepresented communities.

One week at end of December (Winter Break Closure)

5-day mid-year break and 5-day end-of-year break (10 days total)