Nike closed its headquarters for a week to give employees "time for rest and recovery."- The time was meant to help staff "unwind" and "destress," according to an employee's LinkedIn post.
- Several companies have taken similar measures recently in an attempt to help workers combat
burnout .
Nike has given its corporate office workers a week off in an effort to help combat burnout.
The company shut down its headquarters last week to give staff some unexpected
"Our senior leaders are all sending a clear message: Take the time to unwind, destress and spend time with your loved ones. Do not work," Marrazzo wrote in the post.
Nike confirmed to Insider that the company's corporate offices were closed from August 23-30 to "enable employees to enjoy additional time off to rest and recover."
Marrazzo also noted in his post that Nike also follows summer Friday hours, which typically entails letting staff leave early or take off the entire day on Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
"In a year (or two) unlike any other, taking time for rest and recovery is key to performing well and staying sane," Marrazzo's post continued. "This past year has been rough - we're all human! and living through a traumatic event! - but I'm hopeful that the empathy and grace we continue to show our teammates will have a positive impact on the culture of work moving forward."
Marrazzo went on to say in his post that the time wasn't simply a "week off."
"It's an acknowledgment that we can prioritize mental health and still get work done," he wrote. "Support your people. It's good business but it's also the right thing to do."
Nike isn't the only company to give workers some unexpected time off amidst the challenges of the pandemic. In April, LinkedIn gave its employees a paid week off to help stave off burnout. In June, dating app Bumble closed all of its offices for a week to address staff's "collective burnout." The following month, workers at social media management company Hootsuite had their own paid week off.