Question on 'unlimited PTO'. My last place had this w/was no set rules, we 1st had regular vacay days but when it went to unlimited it was a 'we're adults' understanding to not abuse it. If people used too much, their manager would talk w/them but in general we felt empowered to use it. My new place said at hiring it was unlimited pto, but I've now learned we can't take more than 5 consecutive days & should be ok w it bc they 'give us the weekends so it's really 9 days'. Is this common?

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How are you supposed to take a vaca overseas then? Need at least two weeks for anything meaningful.

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Unlimited PTO is a scam so companies don’t have to pay you for unused vacation days when they lay you off.

Your agency is also now saying you can’t use them consecutively past 5 days which is MAJOR BS and borderline fraud.

Please name and shame so I can avoid working there.

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Thanks for the heads-up

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Unlimited PTO is the open office plan of benefits.

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Sounds not good.

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Usually you can take 2 weeks in a row without issue.

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Well take 5 days then weekend than other 5 days. Is jot consecutive because you are not taking the weekend out.

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Get a load of fancy legal pants over here.

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That would be Limited PTO. BTW, unlimited PTO is a scam, it’s a financial liability dodge not an employee benefit.

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We need permission to take more than 2 weeks but I’ve never heard them say no.

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Is this FIG?

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My company gave 24 days PTO before unlimited so I now as a rule take at least 25 days/year (5 full weeks) to feel like I’m benefiting.

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Take 5 days, say you got Covid and then enjoy another 5 days!

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Um….nope. That’s total bs

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That’s not okay. Occasionally you need a two week vacation

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I detest the “unlimited PTO” game. Don’t see how it can possibly work other than by shaming people not to really take true time off. I’d rather have 15 days I can rely on than “infinite” days that mean nothing.

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WTF?!

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Thank you everyone! This sounded off to me too but I didn't want to assume in case this was becoming an industry norm i wasnt aware of.

I used to have 5 weeks (negotiated) at my prior place and they were very aware and comfortable that I'd use at least 2 together to go overseas.

The comment that we 'get' the weekends just added more frustration to the rule. There are other red flags given the hours I and others are pulling (not tied to a specific pitch or presentation) and the amount of times I've heard the top leaders give accolades to this team or that person for constantly working into the night/weekend/really bringing 'it'. There's also an unspoken feeling (and some guilt placed) that your plans outside of normal or normal-late hours (even special plans like seeing an elderly family member who is visiting) should be dropped at a moments notice if the agency asks. I'm all for working hard, but this feels really different.

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That isn’t “different.” That’s borderline abusive.

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Then that’s not unlimited PTO
Even with limited PTO I took off 2 weeks

My current place and new job I start in a week both have unlimited PTO, but anything over 2 weeks needs approval.

There’s places with normal PTO that don’t restrict. Damn, some people use all 15-20 days in a row at my company.

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