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From personal experience, no - everyone pushes each other to take PTO. During my first couple of years my manager actually forced me to take time off because I wasn't taking nearly enough off. However, there are a lot of people who would have taken PTO during summer usually that have not done so due to COVID (as there's nowhere to go). This helps force people to take that rest.

Additionally, WFH has really blurred the lines between work and free time because many people are working at the same desk as they recreate in, so even when you're taking time off you're probably still keeping an eye on slack or something.

Also, really, we've done so much work since the start of the year, so it'll be good to have a proper rest. I find it really hard to reset so if I'm just having one or two days off I don't really ever stop thinking about work - having two weeks off (I booked a week off next to the Riot week off) will really help me actually relax!

The problem with this is that we're an extremely interconnected company. Most of us can't do our jobs without connecting with people all around the company. It's not just limited to our game, either. I work with people from each of our games, from central, from our regional offices... I can't tell you how many times I've taken time off and people are still pinging me with urgent needs. Now imagine that across 3000 some-odd employees.
We've tried to do staggered breaks in the past (for example, at the team level), and it simply doesn't work. By forcing a company-wide break, it's ensuring that people aren't going to be receiving emails, slack messages, etc during their time off.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate that <3

Thanks fam :)

This has actually been planned for quite some time! Much much earlier than our meeting :) Though I imagine some folks need to disconnect and recharge even more now.
Edit: Typos

thanks fam :)

I get that completely. And I think the empathy and compassion for our teammates can definitely impact the amount of time we take off. I know I want to make sure my coworkers don't have to pick up my slack if I'm taking off.

This is correct. :)

That's not the case in my opinion. But I think a lot of Rioters have kind of been like, "What's the point?" with taking PTO during COVID because it's not like we can go anywhere or do anything.

If anything we have a "please use your PTO" culture. I can't tell you the amount of times my manager, team members, and team lead have said, "Please take off time. Get off Slack. Disconnect."

I am responding to this since you DM'd me on Slack, requesting for my spreadsheet/calculator from Senna's development; I'll try to find it when I have time and let the people be filled with knowledge

Lol you're fine! Reading's for nerds.

Unsure about everything Yone, unfortunately. But I believe the Player Support article will have the information!

Lol noooo narrative doesn't need a reason to hate me!

Yasuo and Yone embody the myth of two brothers, which is very prevalent in a lot of cultures.

:squint:

TL;DR: The Path, An Ionian Myth and Kin of the Stained Blade work together to tell a greater story: The story of two brothers, their shared history, their reunion, and their absolution. The choices they have made and continue to make impact each other and the world around them. And while they've ended one chapter of their lives, they're moving on to new ones which they themselves can write.

Still TL;DR: :(

I explained this a bit in the first article, so Spirit Blossom the festival is canon. It exists in Ionia and is part of core Runeterran lore. The skins are champions embodying the popular myths and folklore from Spirit Blossom.

The Path, An Ionian Myth is a folklore interpretation of Yone's journey. Is it exactly what happened? /shrug Is it close to what happened? Yes. Yone died to Yasuo, he woke to find himself in the spirit world and was set upon by an azakana. They fought, he took its blade, and won. But not completely. When he woke he had the mask fixed to his face and the azakana was trapped within it.

"Thomas Kench"

There are two nexus's in the Rift