Flexible PTO & Holidays

Flexible PTO

Policy scope & purpose

Our company paid time off (PTO) policy includes sick days, vacation days, and personal/mental health days and applies to Samsara’s full time U.S. employees. We encourage you to maintain a positive life-work balance, taking regular and sufficient time to refresh as-needed, and sharing your travel experiences with co-workers. While there is no specified limit on the amount of vacation you can take, taking a week off per quarter is generally acceptable, provided that you follow these policy guidelines and manage your work responsibilities appropriately.

Policy Guidelines 

Time off must be requested and approved by your manager before finalizing your plans including purchasing travel.

• Time off should generally be requested and approved as PTO in Workday at least two weeks in advance to allow for sufficient coverage plans, where possible.

• Consecutive time off should not exceed 3 weeks.

• Time off requests longer than 2 weeks require VP approval.

When requesting time off, please be mindful of your department’s specific PTO guidelines, coverage needs and historically busy periods. Once you have approval for PTO, please notify your team members and update your calendar to reflect any days you are scheduled to be away from work. Please note that vacation time at Samsara does not accrue and therefore cannot be paid out upon completion of your employment.

Employees should contact peopleops@samsara.com for information or questions on this policy. Please remember that this policy is separate from policies for leaves of absence for any of the following reasons, exceeding 7 calendar days, which you can review here. Please note that your department may also have separate policies addressing leaves of absence.

• Medical

• Parental Pregnancy or Bonding

• Family Care

• Military, Military Exigency or Caregiver

Job Abandonment

If for any reason you do not show up for work, and fail to contact your manager, Samsara will take measures to contact you. If you are absent for 1 day and do not reach out to your manager or People Ops, your People Partner will reach out to your emergency contact on file. If your absence exceeds 3 consecutive business days without contact, this could be considered job abandonment and may be subject to further disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. 

Final Note/Reminder: All PTO requests are subject to your manager’s approval as well as team or department staffing needs. PTO should be scheduled and approved in advance in accordance with this policy; however we understand that unscheduled absences may happen in rare instances, in which case reasonable notice must still be provided to management. If the frequency of unscheduled absences becomes excessive, corrective action may be taken, up to and including termination. 

U.S. Paid Holidays

2023 United States Holidays

• New Year's Day- January 2, 2023

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- January 16, 2023

• Memorial Day- May 29, 2023

• Juneteenth (recognized)- June 19, 2023

• Independence Day- July 4, 2023

• Labor Day- September 4, 2023

• Thanksgiving Day- November 23, 2023

• Day after Thanksgiving - November 24, 2023

• Christmas Eve- December 22, 2023

• Christmas Day- December 25, 2023

• New Year's Day- January 1, 2024

Additional Time Off

• Samsara Mental Health Day- February 20, 2023

• Samsara Mental Health Day- September 1, 2023

• Holiday Break*- December 26-29, 2023

*We intend to have the holiday break in FY24. As with all benefits, we reserve the right to change if necessary, but do not anticipate that at this time.

Note: This is a list of our current benefits. Samsara reserves the right to modify or discontinue any and all plans or benefits in its sole discretion, unless prohibited by applicable law