Jon, the fundamental problem with your recommendations is that they are all focused on how to get even more work out of the employee. A one week vacation after 3 years? That's a sure recipe for burnout, and starts from the position that the employee was fully rested, recharged and carefree on the day the job started. People's lives don't start the day they start a new job. Training is great (is the company paying for it, or mandating how the employee spends his paycheck?), it used to be considered professional development, and it was acknowledged to be done for the benefit of both parties. Your new 5 minute break used to be a 15 minute break, until it disappeared all together, and people took 2 of them in an 8-hour shift. If companies really want to get more from employees, they'll stop expecting employees to work 12- 14 hours a day to 'get the job done' and instead, they'll hire more people and mandate that time-wasting activities such as meetings and most travel be severely reduced.