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[-] eddietrax@dmv.social 16 points 8 months ago

American here. Have unlimited PTO. It’s definitely not the norm but it does exist. I came from a company with only 2 weeks paid time off (total).

[-] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Unfortunately a simple "unlimited PTO" policy is fake pro-employee policy.

  • Overall, studies show employees actually take less days off under that policy, likely due to the uncertainty and stress over what is "really" the expectation, and how it will affect the employee's job security.
  • Employees end up working over vacations more often.
  • Since there are no fixed days, employers don't need to pay for unused vacation time periodically or when an employee leaves.

It plays out in a way that actually ends up harming the employee.

Every "unlimited PTO" policy should be combined with a minimum PTO policy. If you're wondering if a company actually cares about its employees' mental health, that's how you know.

[-] jscari@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

I’ve worked at a few places with “unlimited PTO” and I totally agree.

It sounds great in practice: “as long as your work is getting done, take as much PTO as you want!” In reality, it never works out that way because there’s never a “good” time to take a vacation; if you don’t have vacation days that you have to use, you won’t use them.

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