Great point. One way to argue for more vacation time is that it's economically a better idea- but you're setting yourself up for a tough argument.

Instead, it might be easier to argue it socially or through a simple declaration like, "this is what we want".

Definitely worth checking out Apoorva Mehtas (Instacart CEO) talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkmR7TYUt_c&index=7&list=PLQ...