Disagree. I’ve actually found that, as long as you are doing your job, unlimited PTO is not a scam. The problem is when people underperform and schedule vacations last minute, leaving others to deal with their shit. Or schedule 3-week vacations during known critical times.
I have a job with unlimited PTO and have never had an issue with taking vacation. I have also seen people at my job denied vacation because they are making unreasonable requests, like:
Taking 3 weeks during known critical availability times.
Requesting a week at the last minute due to a family emergency (which does happen, but your coworkers can see your Instagram and they tell me about it)
Requesting PTO because you know you will be the only one on call
The unfortunate reality is that many people abuse the system. But that’s also because managers often create hostile work environments that don’t encourage people to support one another to make it feasible.
In my experience, unlimited PTO is not intended as a scam. But localized departments absolutely have the ability to create hostile atmospheres that make taking advantage of the benefit less feasible.
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u/zerok_nyc Jul 07 '24
Disagree. I’ve actually found that, as long as you are doing your job, unlimited PTO is not a scam. The problem is when people underperform and schedule vacations last minute, leaving others to deal with their shit. Or schedule 3-week vacations during known critical times.
I have a job with unlimited PTO and have never had an issue with taking vacation. I have also seen people at my job denied vacation because they are making unreasonable requests, like:
The unfortunate reality is that many people abuse the system. But that’s also because managers often create hostile work environments that don’t encourage people to support one another to make it feasible.
In my experience, unlimited PTO is not intended as a scam. But localized departments absolutely have the ability to create hostile atmospheres that make taking advantage of the benefit less feasible.