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Last year I eliminated our PTO policy. I called it "unlimited."

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Re: Last year I eliminated our PTO policy. I called it "unlimited."

#6
I assume this is satire, but that aside -- many of my friends who entered into big tech as new grads with "unlimited pto" are indeed very hesitant to take it. They are worried that it'd affect how their managers see them. The same idea with showing up before your manager and leaving after they leave.

Re: Last year I eliminated our PTO policy. I called it "unlimited."

#9
"Unlimited" PTO is an oddity that can only exist when you don't have statutory minimums.

https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights "Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year (known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave)."

Re: Last year I eliminated our PTO policy. I called it "unlimited."

#10
I always knew that "Unlimited PTO" is beneficial to the company rather than its employees. It's the same trick of "we offer [20% lower base salary than market rate] + 2.79% equity" - it sounds like you could break the bank from equity by earning less actual money, but in reality, most of this equity does not worth the bytes it occupies on the servers.
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