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Yup. 10 days paid time off is the de-facto standard for just about every company based in this country. Some people negotiate additional PTO as part of their c

Yup. 10 days paid time off is the de-facto standard for just about every company based in this country. Some people negotiate additional PTO as part of their compensation package but I don't need to tell HN that engineers are notoriously bad at doing this.

bpicolo 11y ago
Much less standard for SV engineers. I don't know of any tech company with 10.
xiaoma 11y ago
Everywhere I've worked has had "unlimited" vacation policies. I've actually taken about 4 weeks per year.
dragonwriter 11y ago
> 10 days paid time off is the de-facto standard for just about every company based in this country. Not to mention that tech industry firms are reputed to be more generous than what is otherwise common, that sounds really low even outside of the tech industry; its lower than any company I've seen, and lower than what most sources I've seen indicate is common. [0] [0] e.g., http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm and http://www.salary.com/time-off-paid-time-off-from-work/ http://www.salary.com/time-off-paid-time-off-from-work/
- pkteison 11y ago
  What's probably happening here is there are company-selected vacation days being left out of the number. You get to choose 10, but another 10 are picked by the company. I worked as a programmer at a big boring company which did this - 10 days of company holidays, 10 days of you-get-to-choose. It's a month off total, but you only have control over 2 weeks, so it's presented as 10 vacation days.
  - dragonwriter 11y ago
    > What's probably happening here is there are company-selected vacation days being left out of the number. The first source I linked provides actual averages for paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid sick leave. 10 paid vacation days is dead average for professional, technical, and related employees -- with only one year of service, and low for such employees with more service.
evanspa 11y ago
Not in my experience for what it's worth. Every software dev position I've held in the last 10 or so years offered 4 weeks.

bpicolo 11y ago

Much less standard for SV engineers. I don't know of any tech company with 10.

xiaoma 11y ago

Everywhere I've worked has had "unlimited" vacation policies. I've actually taken about 4 weeks per year.

dragonwriter 11y ago

> 10 days paid time off is the de-facto standard for just about every company based in this country. Not to mention that tech industry firms are reputed to be more generous than what is otherwise common, that sounds really low even outside of the tech industry; its lower than any company I've seen, and lower than what most sources I've seen indicate is common. [0] [0] e.g., http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ebs.t05.htm and http://www.salary.com/time-off-paid-time-off-from-work/ http://www.salary.com/time-off-paid-time-off-from-work/

pkteison 11y ago
What's probably happening here is there are company-selected vacation days being left out of the number. You get to choose 10, but another 10 are picked by the company. I worked as a programmer at a big boring company which did this - 10 days of company holidays, 10 days of you-get-to-choose. It's a month off total, but you only have control over 2 weeks, so it's presented as 10 vacation days.
- dragonwriter 11y ago
  > What's probably happening here is there are company-selected vacation days being left out of the number. The first source I linked provides actual averages for paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid sick leave. 10 paid vacation days is dead average for professional, technical, and related employees -- with only one year of service, and low for such employees with more service.

evanspa 11y ago

Not in my experience for what it's worth. Every software dev position I've held in the last 10 or so years offered 4 weeks.