Highest Rated Companies for Vacation & Paid Time Off

Whether it’s a trip to visit family for the holidays or an adventure across the globe, nothing feels better than a vacation. If you’re looking for a company with a better vacation policy, a new report by jobs platform, and employer review websites have you covered.

As it turns out, employees at some companies rarely find themselves in these predicaments because they’re afforded ample vacation time, or their unused days roll over to the next calendar year.

To find which companies have some of the best vacations and paid time off (PTO) policies, Glassdoor did some digging.

Using many legit reviews shared by employees, the careers website just released a new list of the Highest Rated Companies for Vacation and Paid Time Off. Let me share them with you.

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Highest Rated Companies for Vacation & Paid Time Off

1. Amgen Inc.

Amgen is a biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

Vacation and paid time off rating: 4.7/5

Company rating: 3.6/5

Employees say: You can start with three weeks vacation plus two shutdowns over the Fourth of July and Christmas which provide great opportunities to spend time with family.

Amgen employees say that “to start with five weeks is pretty amazing” and while this may be average by European standards, Amgen’s vacation and paid time off benefits are quite competitive by large US company standards.

Maybe the fact that employees say the benefits are “too good to be true” is why Amgen clocks in at No. 1.

2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the world’s oldest and largest private cancer center, based in New York, New York.

Vacation and paid time off rating: 4.6/5

Company rating: 4.2/5

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center‘s employees call out that there is lots of vacation time — they don’t pressure you to not take it.

The company’s employees can receive 20 vacation days, plus float holiday days, sick days, and personal days and employees like that “nobody asks questions or makes you feel guilty for taking the time either which is a breath of fresh air.”

3. IKEA

IKEA, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and with stores across the US, is a major retailer known for its inexpensive Scandinavian-style furniture.

Vacation and paid time off rating: 4.5/5

Company rating: 3.9/5

IKEA’s employees say: Starting from day one, full or part-time employees can accrue PTO and vacation can be taken in one-hour increments. For example, if you only work 32 hours a week, you could use 32 hours of vacation to take a week off (instead of 40).

Employees report they can get three weeks per year at the start of employment, five weeks per year after five years of employment, and seven weeks per year after 10 years of employment.

4. Google

Employees work at Google’s Kirkland, Washington office.

The world’s largest search engine, based in Mountain View, California, offers Internet services ranging from maps to news to shopping and everything in between.

Vacation and paid time off rating: 4.5/5

Company rating: 4.4/5

Google’s employees report vacation and paid time off policies are among the best in the industry. Employees say they can start with three weeks of paid time off and can work their way up to five weeks if they stay with the company for five years.

They also report they can take up to three months of unpaid sabbatical. Given that managers are good at “providing space to actually take allotted time off,” employees say they feel like they essentially have unlimited vacation.

5. Salesforce

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Salesforce is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) software solution for sales, service, marketing, collaboration, analytics, and more.

Vacation and paid time off rating: 4.4/5

Company rating: 4.2/5

As a part of Salesforce’s “unbelievable” vacation package, new employees report they can get 15 days of PTO along with four floating holidays and six paid volunteering days. After two years, employees say they can get a month of PTO, and directors and above can have unlimited vacation days.

6. Monsanto Company

Monsanto is an agricultural biotech company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that produces genetically engineered seeds and herbicides for farmers.

Vacation and paid time off rating: 4.5/5

Company rating: 3.9/5

Monsanto employees say they have “excellent vacation schedules and holiday packages.” In addition to being upgraded to four weeks PTO in the second full calendar year, workers report they can get an additional week off between Christmas and New Year.

7. General Motors

General Motors is an American manufacturer and distributor of vehicles headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Vacation and paid time off rating: 4.4/5

Company rating: 3.6/5

General Motors offers a competitive vacation package, say its employees. PTO can start at 15 days and can increase periodically. Employees report they also get 16 paid holidays and unlimited sick time, and say “three weeks vacation with an additional week off for Christmas (paid) is fantastic!”

8. Costco Wholesale

Based in Issaquah, Washington, Costco is a major wholesale club operator, offering discounted prices on over 4,000 products, ranging from alcoholic beverages to fresh food to tires.