Pros and Cons of Flexible/Unlimited time off policy while maintaining the utilization targets to avail leaves?

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$36m/yr... just not for me.

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I think the general consensus amongst people is 50/50 pro vs con. I’m at a firm that has it and I luckily work in a practice where it’s highly encouraged to take time off - as much as you need - while managing your time appropriately whilst ensuring you’re hitting utilization targets. I like the idea of FTO VS PTO. At the end of the day, I know I’m not boxed in to a set # of days to take off...but again, I’m lucky to have leaders who embrace FTO as much as I do

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How many days off do you end up taking? It’s really only a benefit if you end up taking more than what you would get w a set number of days

As someone who ran at 130%-145% utilized for 5 years straight, I would have loved this but my company would have hated this. I was an EPS machine, just not for me 😂😂😭😭😭

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Prefer the payout if I leave

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