i wouldn't trade salary for it. i don't think it's a scam but i wouldn't be surprised to find some employers use it to take advantage of workers. at my shop we

i wouldn't trade salary for it. i don't think it's a scam but i wouldn't be surprised to find some employers use it to take advantage of workers. at my shop we are encouraged to take as much time as we need and managers even regularly encourage us to take more time off. sometimes i feel like it's a trick and i don't take as much time off as most people do. they do track how many days you take off but you can come in late whenever you want and use 1/2 day pto if you don't want to stay late. or, if it's nice outside, take a personal day for the hell of it. the only consideration is we have to be sure to have someone covering any ongoing work so we still meet deadlines.