People with unlimited PTO, how much time do you take off every year?

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I will probably end up hitting 8 weeks this year. Targeting 7-8 next year.

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There's no tracker system, and it's definitely not based on seniority. Managers will check on people throughout the year to poke people to take vacation if we haven't taken any, and make sure we have enough coverage so we don't have entire engineering teams just gone for a month at the same time. Managers (as a soft requirement) encourage people to take a minimum of 5 weeks off a year. Of course, this is also to make sure people aren't abusing this generous policy, but I haven't heard of anyone having their PTO requests rejected, only shifted to avoid too much overlap.

We strive for a very healthy and balanced work culture that encourages good mental, physical, and emotional health. We openly talk about therapy, burnout, depression, mental health days, etc. and we all recognize that people do their best work when our home lives, families, and mental health are taken care of.

I feel like this actually encourages everyone to strive to do their best work more efficiently, because we recognize how privileged it is to have such amazing support and trust from our work and colleagues, and we're not constantly burnt out.

There are still times when we have crunch time, deadlines, all hands on deck, and such, where I feel overworked, but knowing that I can say "hey I worked a few late nights last week to meet this deadline, so I'm going to take a couple days off to recharge" balances things out. I feel very lucky for sure, and I hope more and more companies adopt this kind of balanced and trusting work environment :)

I’ve worked for 3 companies with discretionary PTO and each time it was legit. All cultures were great. I had one manager tell me that he expected for me to take at least 30 days a year.

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My company encourages we take MINIMUM 1 week off per quarter. I've taken 198 hours (~5 weeks) this year.

My company encourages we take MINIMUM 1 week off per quarter. I've taken 198 hours (~5 weeks) this year.

I’m on track for 27 days this year. Though 8 of those days were helping my parents move and get settled.

I keep a tracker to keep note of how many days I’m taking to ensure I take a healthy amount.

The trick is to book PTO very far in advance, like 9-12 months out, and time it in middle of quarter. Build up a rolling schedule of approved PTO. Managers rarely deny those requests unless it happens to line up with a company event/conference.

Every once in a while, they may ask you not to take it when it arrives, but then have to provide time immediately after the fire is extinguished.

I get 6-7 weeks per year with this strategy.

4-5 weeks minimum.

Terrible and do maybe 3 or 4 days a year. But my workers are averaging 3ish days a month with atleast 2 or 3 1week vacays in a year

It's usually random Mondays and Fridays. I'm in consulting so I tell my team if they can get their stuff done mid week enjoy a longer weekend as much as you can. Just be available if something drops or get a quick teams question answered

Almost none. I think it’s great that I can take when needed, but I never really have a need for a full day.

I need to count but this year I've taken close to 10 calendar weeks off (not business days). However 1 month was due to my dad passing away and using the full month of bereavement leave.

4 weeks

Usually about 3 weeks/yr.

4 weeks a year and an extra day or so a month tacked onto a weekend

Last year - 5 weeks. This year TBD. Probably 4 weeks.

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