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title: Need Work-Life Balance? Take an Amplivacation
description: Prialto Virtual Assistants enjoy work life balance through a company culture designed to increase employee engagement and happiness.
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# [Need Work-Life Balance? Take an Amplivacation](https://www.prialto.com/blog/want-work-life-balance-go-on-vacation)

 Written by [Deena Anreise](https://www.prialto.com/blog/author/deena-anreise) | Jan 4, 2017 4:55:00 PM

## **What's an Amplivacation...?**

Prialto provides our employees with five days of paid time off sabbatical (outside of the standard PTO program) once they reach the three-year mark. The Amplivacation program is designed to increase [employee retention](https://www.prialto.com/blog/employee-retention-in-the-great-resignation) and cultivate a company culture based on work and life balance.

Productivity Assistants (e.g., [Virtual Assistants](https://www.prialto.com/blog/virtual-assistants)) are encouraged to pursue an experience that they might not otherwise have a chance to pursue. Prialto gives them spending money to use on their Amplivacation.

To find out where Marco went and what he did, keep reading...

### **What Did Marco Do During His Amplivacation?**

It was during the middle of 2015 that I thought of doing something special for my birthday. But what, exactly? I definitely wanted to do something that I hadn't ever done before.

I've always told myself that, if given the opportunity to travel abroad, I would want to visit the nation of Thailand. For some reason, I have always been fascinated to visit that country and learn more about its rich culture.

So, after becoming eligible to take advantage of our Prialto Amplivacation program, I went to Thailand during the first week of December (2015).

It was a very memorable experience! The fact that I traveled alone and visited some of the tourist destinations was awesome! I could not do anything but be in total awe and amazement with God's creation seeing all the temples, Buddhas, and how they were built.

I enjoyed their food, most especially their Phad Thai, which is one of their native delicacies. I received a Thai massage that stretched my bones, and I braved the very crowded Chatuchak Market.

I went to their floating market, which I believe was the highlight of my vacation. Yes, it was kind of expensive...but the experience I got could never be compensated by any amount of money (teary-eyed).

I spent so much time just digesting every moment of that beautiful place while I was in the boat floating. 

 

People are kind in Thailand, in my experience. It is a safe and sound place that seems to be perfect for every traveler wanting to discover how Thailand is growing fast in the region of Asia. 

### **How Did This Amplivacation Help You Mentally, Physically, Emotionally...?**

### **Work-Life Balance Tips**

Well, the whole Thailand journey helped me appreciate more of the world and its people. It has given me the opportunity to see things beyond what I normally see around me. I can have memories that I can re-live for the rest of my life.

More than that, this journey has unleashed a new perspective in terms of work ethics and values. I realized that there is always more to life than sitting at a desk working through a computer monitor during my workday.

It's all about work-life balance. 

### Learn more about what it is like to work as a Productivity Assistant at Prialto.

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