Failed at Love? Take Two Days Off Work!

Does love have you so down that you are unable to concentrate at work? Fear not, my heartbroken brethren. A company based out of Shanghai now provides a love-based welfare program that allows employees temporary paid leave if they fall prey to the painfully sharp arrow of Cupid.

According to an inside source, all employees are guaranteed two days of paid leave once every two years. All an employee must do is mention that he or she has “failed at love,” after which it’s time for vacation, baby.

The premise behind this whole fiasco is that two days is plenty of time to come to terms with the loss of love. And in the case of a divorce, staff members are afforded a whopping THREE DAYS of paid leave instead.

Although nobody at the company has yet to take advantage of this lucrative opportunity, professor Gu Jun from Shanghai University is confident that the new-found system will eventually prove worthwhile: “The paid leave creates a warm working environment. Compared to a high salary, a comfortable working environment is more attractive for us.”

Further research revealed that the first company to ever initiate such an unorthodox methodology was in fact Hime & Company, a Tokyo-based cosmetics marketing firm staffed with just women.

Women 29 or younger are allotted one to two days per year, whereas the company cougars are afforded a maximum of three.

CEO Miki Hiradate explains: “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.”

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By V Saxena on 30-11-2009