Pro-recharging, anti-burnout
Hello from Obvious, the team behind Pause! When we graduated from ‘founding team only’ to ‘can’t count all our colleagues on one hand’, we realised that our spreadsheet hacks for tracking time off were no longer cutting it.
We needed a system that was easy to use and encouraged our colleagues to take breaks from work, instead of tracking their presence. We couldn't find one that fit our needs perfectly, and so we built Pause to scratch our own itch. A bunch of small businesses and remote teams making similar culture shifts tried out Pause, too — and they loved it.
Cut to today, Pause is now used at 300 organisations, helping thousands of people look after their wellbeing and creativity through time off. And we hope you'll join us, too!
What's the best way to build a powerful product?
Solve a problem 'x' you know intimately. As a team, we’re avid software users. But when it came to leave management software, we noticed cracks that went beyond the typical cold and predatory approaches of HR software:
Hundreds of modern teams use Pause to…
Enable teams to plan ahead, together
Pause shifts the pressure of planning from individuals and teams onto strong time-off management systems.
Prevent burnout by encouraging time off
Typical workplace culture characterises breaks as “lazy” and burnout as “a rite of passage”. But we know too well that burnout can destroy teams.
Empower employees through transparency
The least powerful actor—the employee—is the most penalised by unclear and complicated systems. Pause is transparent by default.
Work with your favourite tools
Switching context becomes that much harder when you have to switch tools, too. By syncing with tools that teams already use, it expands their scope.
Hundreds of modern teams use Pause to…
Enable teams to plan ahead, together
Enable teams to plan ahead, together
Pause shifts the pressure of planning from individuals and teams onto strong time-off management systems.
Prevent burnout by encouraging time off
Prevent burnout by encouraging time off
Typical workplace culture characterises breaks as “lazy” and burnout as “a rite of passage”. But we know too well that burnout can destroy teams.
Empower employees through transparency
Empower employees through transparency
The least powerful actor—the employee—is the most penalised by unclear and complicated systems. Pause is transparent by default.
All this, right within budget!
$1
Per user. per month.
Pro-recharging, anti-burnout.
Hello from Obvious, the team behind Pause!
When we graduated from ‘founding team only’ to ‘can’t count all our colleagues on one hand’, we realised that our spreadsheet hacks for tracking time off were no longer cutting it.
We needed a system that was easy to use and encouraged our colleagues to take breaks from work, instead of tracking their presence. We couldn't find one that fit our needs perfectly, and so we built Pause to scratch our own itch. A bunch of small businesses and remote teams making similar culture shifts tried out Pause, too — and they loved it.
Cut to today, Pause is now used at 300 organisations, helping thousands of people look after their wellbeing and creativity through time off. And we hope you'll join us, too!
Works with favourite workplace tools
Switching context becomes that much harder when you have to switch tools, too. By syncing with tools that teams already use, it expands their scope.
All this, right within budget!
$1
Per user. per month.
All this, right within budget!
$1
Per user. per month.
Per user. Per month.
What's the best way to build a powerful product?
Solve a problem 'x' you know intimately. As a team, we’re avid software users. But when it came to leave management software, we noticed cracks that went beyond the typical cold and predatory approaches of HR software: