(CNN) -- Last year, 27-year-old Grant Gadoci declared that he needed a year off of work. "I love traveling," said Gadoci, who works for the software company HotSchedules. "So here, if you need to take time off, you send an e-mail notification, and they say, 'have a good time!' " Gadoci took his boss up on an offer for a leave of absence and moved to Italy. He's now back in the office, working in sales, after his year off. "They recognized that work-life balance, for many people, is just the definition of being a happy worker," Gadoci said. Unlimited paid vacation -- as long as you still get your work done -- is one of the many perks Gadoci enjoys at Austin, Texas-based HotSchedules. The company also provides its young staff members with a massage chair, a pingpong table, a tricked-out gaming suite including "Rock Band," and a monthly cookout served by the boss.
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HotSchedules gives workers unlimited paid vacation -- if they get work done
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Generation Y, or millennials, account for roughly 50 million 18- to 30-year-olds
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Gen-Y could be the most educated in history and make for half the world's employees
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