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My current workplace has "unlimited" vacation. You have to request days off in advance, which your supervisor can approve/disapprove. However, once you reach
by jcadam 9y ago
My current workplace has "unlimited" vacation. You have to request days off in advance, which your supervisor can approve/disapprove.
However, once you reach 4 weeks (160 Vacation hours) you have to get VP-level approval to take any additional time off. And the vacation hours tracker resets at the end of the Fiscal Year.
So, basically, unlimited means 4 weeks per year tops, and you have to get it approved in advance. I don't really care for it.
- dragonwriter 9y ago“unlimited”, from all accounts I've seen, seems mostly to be a way to put a positive spin on “you have no balance that accrues or can be cashed out or used as terminal leave, but its still just as limited for most employees as would be common at similar firms with limited policies. Plus, we’ve got a built in way to play favorites without violating the on-the-books policy should we decide to do so.”
- borplk 9y agoAlmost all of these things companies brag about are like that. Same thing with open offices. In fact whenever you see companies praising something so much trying to convince people it's such a wonderful thing, follow the money and it always leads to something that is only good for them and that's just their propaganda machine trying to get everyone to repeat it.
- maxxxxx 9y agoConsidering that in places like Germany 5-6 weeks are pretty much standard then calling 4 weeks "unlimited" is pretty much a joke. If someone offered unlimited vacation I would probably ask what they would do if I took 8 weeks.