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PORTLAND—Ruby Receptionists is launching something we’d probably all like to take advantage of. The live receptionist services provider is rolling out a new employee sabbatical program dubbed “Five at Five.”

Five at Five draws its inspiration from one of the live virtual receptionist firm’s four core values: foster happiness. The other four core values are practice WOWism, create community and innovate. For Five at Five will offer its virtual receptionists a paid, five-week sabbatical after five years of working at the firm. Eleven of the virtual receptionist’s 70 employees can take advantage of the perk next year.

“Our virtual receptionists spend their entire work day making our clients happy by providing excellent customer service and making meaningful connections in a virtual world,” says Jill Nelson, founder of Ruby Receptionists. “Our new sabbatical program is just another example of how our core value of ‘Fostering Happiness’ applies to both our clients and our employees. We’re thrilled to be able to offer our employees time to recharge—and to pursue a dream or activity that makes them deeply happy.”

Ruby Receptionists is doing it up. The virtual receptionist company is even preparing employees to take their paid sabbaticals with an individual coaching session with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, a world-renowned positive psychology expert and author who is a leading authority on strengths, culture, courage, and happiness. And if that’s not enough, Ruby will also fund $1,000 grants that employees can apply for and use for the activities, travel or education they plan to pursue while on sabbatical.

This is an amazing program. I mean, think about it. Paid sabbaticals are typically the domain of universities and global enterprises. Small firms rarely offer them, and in fact Ruby’s virtual receptionists may be the first in the industry to have the opportunity. At the end of the day, the program is all about attracting and retaining the best and brightest virtual receptionists by setting the stage for workplace satisfaction and creativity.

Founded by Jill Nelson in 2003, Ruby Receptionists was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon” in 2010, 2011, and 2012 and has ranked as one of Oregon’s fastest growing companies for four consecutive years. It’s not difficult to see why, is it?

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