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

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I wouldn't say I was made to feel guilty, but fake urgency was often created right before planned vacations. I always felt like I needed to logon "just for a few minutes" each day that I was on vacation. I burned out, changed roles, and eventually left the company.

Not really

Never feel guilting using PTO, I’m usually partially online for anything important but taking time off makes you more productive in the long run

Thankfully no

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