Starting my first in house job soon. It has an “unlimited” vacation policy. Would it be a bad look if I took 2 weeks off after 6 months in the role? My former firm gave 20 days PTO so I’m aiming to take around that much time off in the new job as well.

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People clearly can’t read. After 6 months is completely reasonable unless no one else on your team takes any vacation while you’re there, which should signal to you it’s a sweatshop lol.

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No. That's the point. If you had been there six months and hadn't taken any time off yet, as your manager I would be bothering you to take time off.

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No. Talk to manager and discuss. Develop coverage plan while you’re out. They all take vacations too and want a culture that they can vacation (generally)

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While unlimited, most companies have a probationary period during which you can’t take time off. I’d find that out first

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I’d take a month at the job to see what it’s like first. Then you can also see when might be a good or bad time to plan a holiday. But 6 months in is obviously fine. I took a holiday after 2 months of joining.

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depends on the culture - mine is also unlimited PTO and while they encourage us to take the time off, pretty much everyone is made available for urgent work

Is it a trip you already have planned or just one you will be planning? I was never very good with taking time off with the "unlimited" PTO, so it benefited them, and there was nothing to pay out when I left. I like having a little more structure, so I feel "forced" to use it.

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