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Yeah it basically mean no pto - at least if there is a set amount that doesn’t roll over most people took all the days
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I love it. I take a good 4 weeks every year.
Subject Expert
Same
Not at all my experience at DLA. To the contrary, associate vacations seem way more protected than at my old biglaw firm with a set number of days.
Yes, agree with this. Answers here make clear that the specific vacation policy is not determinative - need to look at specific firm culture.
I’m a second year. I have peers at unlimited PTO firms who are definitely taking more than 4 weeks off. Me? Two weeks if I’m lucky.
Subject Expert
The best part of unlimited PTO is when the firm transitions from limited to unlimited and pays out your unused PTO. We all had max PTO because you only used a day if you legit took a full day off and didn’t bill anything. Bill a few minutes checking email and no PTO hit. I got 4 weeks of salary paid out when we transitioned, and now I get to take all the vacation I can manage to squeeze in.
I have not had a true vacation since pre-COVID. Hoping to take 2 weeks abroad next Jan.
Coach
I took my first one-week vacation in about three years last month. Unlimited PTO can definitely mean no PTO. Actively schedule and protect your vacations, and take a three or four-day weekend a few times a year. Obviously don't do this during trial/closing/whatever your busiest time is, but just DO it! It's worth it and no one is going to encourage you to schedule time off if you don't.
I find it depends on the billing requirement. Doesn’t do you any good to have unlimited time off if you have to bill 2000 hours. You’d be billing a few 200 hour months to make up for extra time off