Bumble closes offices to send 700 staffers for paid weeklong vacation, to recuperate from pandemic burnout

The dating and relationship app – Bumble, where women initiate contact, shuttered its offices temporarily this week to give its 700 staffers a "much-needed break" from Covid fatigue.

On Twitter, a top executive stated that founder Whitney Wolfe Herd made the decision after "having correctly intuited our collective burnout."

Clare O'Connor, Bumble's head of editorial content, broke the news on Twitter.

Dating apps had to swiftly shift during the pandemic to keep users engrossed while many were secluded and confined at home. Zoom happy hours, Netflix parties, and online coffee dates replaced in-person dates, as the new norm.

Companies are using a variety of strategies to retain employees and increase their productivity now that coronavirus-related restrictions have been lifted across the country.

Fears about Zoom fatigue and burnout developed as the pandemic pulled people out of workplaces and schools, and the line between work and home blurred.

Some people are anticipating a complete return to work, while others are advocating for a more flexible approach. While many firms have prospered, many of their employees are on the verge of quitting.

The paid vacation for Bumble employees, as well as those at its Latin American subsidiary Badoo, comes in the wake of managers convincing employees that they have their best interests at heart and that they should stay with their firms.

With a stock market debut and fast user growth, Bumble has had an extremely busy year than most companies.