Depends on the PTO reason. If I take the day off for medical reasons, I’ll check in from time to time on email as Slack just to be considerate to my co-workers

Depends on the PTO reason. If I take the day off for medical reasons, I’ll check in from time to time on email as Slack just to be considerate to my co-workers - unless I’m actually unconscious. Medical PTO is also more likely to occur on short notice and leave your coworkers in a bind; I’d feel less compunction about checking out completely for a surgery planned months in advance (especially one that resulted in a few days of painkiller fugue state). For vacation, I’ll completely disable work email and Slack on my phone. In an emergency, my team has my number and can call or text, but they’ve never had to: it’s an incentive to do what’s the right thing anyway and make sure that you’ve wrapped everything up before vacation and someone else is trained to cover for you (aka bus factor).