Only been in my current role for 7 months; due to an acquisition I'll never really see how it plays out. Small startup, I was 'told' 2 weeks/year even though it

Only been in my current role for 7 months; due to an acquisition I'll never really see how it plays out. Small startup, I was 'told' 2 weeks/year even though it's unlimited. Turns out you need a higher level of approval for more than 2 weeks at once which is a buzzkill because I prefer to take 3 week vacations when I travel overseas; that said, I've heard of employers who make using too much accrued PTO at much (eg, more than 2 weeks) difficult. So, IMO, it depends far more on your boss and the culture of the company than whether it's 'unlimited' or accrued PTO. Ultimately I've taken 3 days in 7 months and am trying to swing a 3 week vacation in September.. we'll see, I guess. It makes planning a bit difficult any time you need extra approval for 'too many weeks' in a row. But I've always been a big believer in taking lots of vacation.