Positive story: I am working as Software Developer at Amdocs and recently company came up with unlimited vacation days policy to maintain the work life balance.

likefunnyuplifting
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

LOL sweet summer child

likefunny

OP he's calling you naive

likefunny

They offer “unlimited” PTO b/c it saves the company from having to pay employees unused vacation days when they lay them off. That’s the only reason they do it. Companies never do anything that doesn’t benefit them. Remember that.

likesmart

Wow, can you achieve sexual arousal from how evil and conniving a corporation can get? If so, I think I'm in love. To think of the accountant that came up with that idea... give the plebs unlimited vacation and it'll end up saving us money. Unbelievable.

like

People tend to take less time off with unlimited vacation policies. So keep an eye on your time off and make sure you take it.

like

This might be possible, and also depends on what work culture you have got. If you are working on your interest and with your favourite product or service, then chances are low that you’re exhausted.

like

Make sure you use it! I’ve heard many don’t. I’m grateful my company supports work/life balance. It’s even a category on our reviews.

like

Mine just implemented this year as well. It's already been great for me. The one catch is nothing more than 3 consecutive weeks but that's fair. I think I'll end up taking around 40 days, three 2-week trips, and a bunch of random single days

like

They work great if you grew up in a country with plenty of cheese 🧀 where vacation are usually 4-6 weeks. You know how to use your vacation and got terribly sad with very small PTO amount and accruals.

Also got into a situation where I joined a company without unlimited and had agreement from recruiter that I already had vacation plans and would need the time off and that didn't not work out as they had said. I had to borrow and go negative.📆 📉😭

If historically you like to put your nose to the grinder, yeah maybe a loss. But if you are good at always using your PTO or running out then it's great.

Everything on time or ahead of schedule on your project? Maybe take the Friday off, enjoy. ☕

like

Do they have a minimum vacation time you need to take?

like

Amazing, I’d love to see what that language looks like.

like

This policy is famous in industry because people tend to take less vacation when they don’t count number of days remaining in limited vacation and btw it’s still 3 weeks enforced by managers just they won’t tell you, try to apply for 4 weeks for vacation and see what your manager replies.

Are they hiring for remote work?

likefunny

We are for several positions.

like

This is only as good as your manager and actual culture. Make sure you use the time, keep track of it. And be aware of what time off culture gets developed company wide and within your team. It can vary, and in some places, it is a trap. Currently working well for me, but have seen horror stories

like

Every good manager I’ve worked under has an “unlimited” PTO policy. As long as you get your work done and do it well they don’t care if you record it or not

like

I have unlimited vacation. I take off at least 1 day a month and 1-2 vacations (depending on coronavirus variants). It depends on the manager though and company culture. At my company, it’s automatically approved.

Related Posts

Hey fishes, would be joining the PwC AC DDVIT team soon. Have some questions:

1) is this the same team as Strategy& practice under pwc?
2) how is the work life balance here? Avg. Working hours and timeline?
3) what are some benefits?
4) are there on-site opportunities? If yes only US or Europe too?

like

Hi
I will be joining cisco bangalore soon
Can anyone share with me the holiday list for oct 2022
I need it to plan my travel
Just need to know if there's diwali holiday or not

Thanks

like

Does tech mahindra provide sabatical leave to employees for higher education?

Curious to know what the norm is — does your firm prorate your bonus for time that you are out on paid parental leave?

like

D 🐟: What are the differences in benefits between Deloitte Advisory and Consulting?

like

Have an interesting scenario. Holiday party season is approaching. At one of our parties (during working hours) there is an optional “talent show.” Employees can win door prizes. We have an entry that is a religious song - like one you would sing in church. I assume we need to let this employee perform this - or we are setting ourselves up for trouble. Likewise, if we permit this song, I assume we cannot compel attendance to the talent show. The talent show is part of a lunch thing.

likesmart

Hello guys can anyone tell me is there any leave encashment is there in Infosys. I am on notice period. I am having 20-25 leaves in my bucket

like

EY leave department hasn’t been the most helpful with the exact details around maternity leave - so just wondering for any EY mamas - how do we initiate getting the two weeks before due date off? Just a doctors note or ??? Thank you!!

like

Does anyone work for Children’s medical center of Dallas on this form ? I know we recently had a “employee appreciation” bonus last month before Thanksgiving but not sure if that counts as one whole holiday bonus including Christmas , or it it’s safe to expect another in mid December ? What seems to be the latter in the past ? Any thoughts are appreciated !

like

Joining Accenture Strategy in the Fall – any notable benefits I should be aware of?

Can anybody of you please share the American Express Holiday Calendar from Sept to Dec ?

like

Any A&M folks here? Wondering how benefits / 401k compare to Big 4

like

Hey everyone, would 12/23 afternoon not a bad time for holiday travels? Booking for a flight for my parents from overseas to LAX ,trying to avoid crazy busy afternoon.

Hello Fishes, Please help me in understanding the health insurance policy at Nagarro. Is spouse and parents by default enrolled in the default 3 lac amount? If not, what’s the premium amount I need to pay?

like

Does NTT data give a probation of 6 months for lateral hires?
Can one take leaves in this period ?

like

The firm I work for is not closing for the hurricane. Staff were told to work from home or take PTO if they could not come in to the office (and the building is now closed until Friday). Is this normal?!

like

Hey Guys, I have an offer from Barclays for Analyst- Financial control. Would like to get your views about the work culture & benefits which the org. offers. How's the bonus and year end increments like?

like

New to consulting from industry. In banking and payments realm. Going on vacation soon and looking for resources/books to read to grow my knowledge. Any suggestions? Amazon or web availability preferred

like

Fishes, has anyone joined recently in Wells Fargo Bangalore? I have some queries about relocation allowance. Please help.

Wells Fargo

like

Do most big law firms in Canada have mat leave top ups?

like

More Posts

Hi! I have worked in management roles in tech, mainly in analytics, for approximately 10 years. My TC has fluctuated (currently around 135K CAD), but it seems like it's relatively easy to breach the 100K bar, but hard to breach the 150K bar. I now work at the CBC, but I have worked in the private sector too. What is the most realistic way to move to 200K? 1) Continue moving the ladder to a VP position, 2) Switch to Pre-Sale, 3) Switch to Consulting, 4) Work from a U.S. company from Canada.

like

What should be the salary of a senior seo manager at a decent sized agency in Toronto. I am being offered 110k base + 20% bonus for hitting retention and revenue targets.

I have 8 years of experience in SEO, SEM and paid social

like

Making a lot of money relative to the average but feeling poor? Median after-tax income was ~$55,000 in 1981 and was ~$73,000 in 2020. Using a Bank of Canada inflation calculator $55,000 in 1981 is equivalent to ~$165,000 today, which would put someone in the top 10% of earners today. But in 1981 the median family had that extra money. Who can I blame?

Post Photo
like

Curious to know what you've seen as working to non working dollars split in Canadian agencies. Reference any specific brands (or categories) if you can. I'm used to seeing the conventional 15-20% split for non working (production dollars only, not including media budget, agency fees) but are those days gone now with the takeover of digital (vs traditional) ad placements?

like

Best bars to watch the fifa final?

like

Looking for a project manager for the next 6 weeks

like

Hello lovely people. I’ve been asked to present a approach/framework to how to drive strategic new business on clients for a project based agency. Any good templates? And how this differs from a reta

Any one getting hired for city bank project in Wipro . How the the city bank unit in Wipro

like

Have 50k in brokerage to put towards buying a place in Atlanta. Young 20 something who's lease is ending soon

Roth IRA and 401k are well funded but don't want to pull from there.

Should I buy and rent the extra bedrooms to friends, or stay renting and put savings in stock market?

like

Hmm... our clients just paused ads on Teen Vogue due to homophobic tweets by the outlet's new editor-in-chief, Alexi McCammond.

like

Hi

Currently on notice period.
Looking for opportunities in Linux dba as a fresher. Would be great if anybody good help me with referals.
I have 2+ years of experience in IT service desk. I have no prior experience in Linux and dba want to start as a fresher.

like

Thinking about switching to IFS. Currently in consulting. What’s your WLB?

like
like

Hello guys can anyone tell me is there any leave encashment is there in Infosys. I am on notice period. I am having 20-25 leaves in my bucket

like

I work 2 part-time jobs. I just requested a pay raise at my ABA job which they approved on by 10%. My other job is in Mental Health has a flat rate with no chance to request a raise, turns out I'm not required to work the full 20hrs/Week meaning that when there's no work to complete I won't be getting paid. I've only been here 8months & want to leave as I need the money. Should I start looking elsewhere even if I haven't been here for a year?

like

Reading Untamed by Glennon Doyle and I want my own Abby!!! Sigh.....

like

I’m likely on the way out from current role. who’s hiring? Bachelors in business, 5+ years in finance/risk/analytics roles

like

My date won’t share his playlist with me (I can listen to it but he won’t share it). Just curious, is playlist a big deal to guys? We are both at early 20s and only dated for a week

funny

Okay, thank the stars this “estimated 9.2lb baby” was only 8lbs even. 😅

likefunnyuplifting

I've become really jaded about consulting. I find all so often you need to tell the client what they want to hear to keep their business and I feel like so much of the what I recommend doesn't actually get implemented. I'm looking to make a career switch so I can both create and execute on my strategies. A product management path seems very promising for this.

Does anyone who switched from consulting to product management have any recommendations of h helpful PM books, courses, or programs?

like

Additional Posts in #OverheardAtWork

What type of background check do HF/PE/VC forms so these days? Employment, education and felonies are a given (I think) but is fingerprinting and drug testing still in the mix? How about credit score?

like

"she doesn't have good boobs" †
👀

likefunny

Joined a call to hear “how’s my sql replication looking? Yeah,!I’m good.)

like

So, some of my co-workers simply said that they want to go ahead and start something or start looking elsewhere (career change) because they don't know how much it will last at the pace we are going in regards to case intake and pay out. Should I start panicking or simply start looking elsewhere? They even they even told me if I was looking elsewhere or planned on doing so also. I found it weird in a way.

like

AE: I need to take off this afternoon to the attend my grandmother’s funeral.
Owner: Why? She’ll be dead tomorrow too.

likefunny

I give the clients gold, but they decide instead, they want me to paint it with sh*t.

likefunny

Is it just me or have you also noticed that during the endless back to back zoom/teams meetings, people drift away and not take down action points?

like

"She's like 30, but doesn't look super old"

likefunny

How you came into the company will define your path. That’s why you’ll never be successful switching departments.

likefunny

I was recently promoted, and now part of my team report to me. I'm now able to see their pay rates and I am honestly so disappointed in the company. Especially since we just gave annual raises in Feb, plus we can all see where the money is going and it's not to the employees. Makes me sick

likehelpfulsmart

Thoughts on “special” salary grades. I just found out the VP I was offered is not a grade 12 like most comparable roles (verified). Also not an 11, but an 11A. Slightly higher than an 11, a good bit lower than a 12. All due to the fact that it’s a leap from my current position. Why should that matter…..shouldn’t it pay what it should pay if I am selected, rather that curving down towards my current rate?

like

"Can you make it feel more like blueberries taste?" ACCOUNT TO CREATIVE

likefunnyhelpful

Is there any good reason to take a 10+ minute call in a bathroom stall at work? Noticing people doing this as RTO ramps up and I really don’t understand why you wouldn’t go outside or at least in your car.

Can anyone send me invites/codes to the EY and KPMG bowls?

like

"I don’t like morning people. Or morning. Or people”

Words of Wisdom

likefunny

“Just came back from Hawaii, it was beautiful. Lots of good wine”-MD.
Tired analysts: 😒😒

likefunny

“Who cares if it doesn’t work! You have to sell the vision!”

likefunnyuplifting

“At dinner John (client) said I have nice legs, grabbed my thigh, put his arm around me & invited me to his hotel. Seems inappropriate.” Boss: “Well we won’t be taking him to dinner again this year”🤯

likehelpful

“Chatroulette, but for apartment peepholes."

likefunny

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal