👀 Have you ever been made to feel guilty for using PTO, even when you earned it? What did you do?

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It took me a LOT of years to get over my Gen X grind culture and feel ok about this kind of thing. When I can I consider how my team works overall (like I don't usually take PTO on or around big quarterly demos or things like that), sometimes that is not possible, and then I just take it. It gets easier...I just think about how if it were dollars from my paycheck and not PTO, the conversation would be different.

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I took the time anyway. I had worked hard to earn that ability and while it made everyone mad, at least I know that I spent those times well. We have one life. I really hope for a world that is different some day. Take the time.

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