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Your inference is incorrect. Where in that quote, or my posts, do I say I "optimize for PTO", or that my job is stressful or causes anxiety? I don't. I was sp

Your inference is incorrect. Where in that quote, or my posts, do I say I "optimize for PTO", or that my job is stressful or causes anxiety? I don't. I was specifically talking about/referring to low PTO and what it does to me - and why I think 28 days as a floor is beneficial. A final few thought experiements for you (I don't expect you to reply answering these...): - If your employer offered you 15 days extra PTO, would you take it? - How would you use it? Where would you go? What would you do? - How would those extra 15 days impact you?

scarface74 7y ago
If 8 more days is the difference between having “anxiety” or “burnout”, that means you are already close to the edge. If I had 15 more days what would I do with it? Stay at home and try to burn through it? My lack of PTO isn’t what’s preventing me from taking more vacations. Visiting friends and family? They work and have families too. Hobbies? With who? All of the people who have jobs so that we could only get together after work or on the weekends? In other words, the impact wouldn’t be that much.
- whycombagator 7y ago
  > If 8 more days is the difference between having “anxiety” or “burnout”, that means you are already close to the edge. Truly I am at the precipice /s More seriously, if you went from 20 days PTO to 28 that is a 40% increase. Bundled in with typically longer holidays like Xmas or Thanksgiving 8 days PTO can be 2 full weeks off