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# Vesting cliff

> 14 days without XP after every full cash-out. Revenue is not affected.

# Vesting cliff

Every Office has a 14-day cliff. It starts when the Founder is activated and starts again after every cash-out that pays the Office in full. If the IPO Pool can only pay part of a cash-out, the cliff stays where it is.

* **Revenue is not affected.** An Office earns from the moment it opens.
* **XP is paused.** No XP builds up during the cliff and none is paid back afterwards, so the Office can't be promoted during it.

## Why it exists

The cliff makes cashing out a trade-off: every full cash-out costs two weeks of XP on top of the tax.

## Shortening it

Vesting Growth Hacks shorten an Office's cliff permanently:

| Growth Hack    | Effect |
| -------------- | ------ |
| Faster Vesting | −5%    |
| Accelerator    | −10%   |
| Y Combinator   | −15%   |

A Growth Hack only applies if it is better than the one the Office already has. A weaker one is refused and stays in your wallet.