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Nothing is certain, but remember that there's a difference between negotiating "unpaid time off" and "vacation days." A vacation day is a paid thing. Unpaid ti
by braythwayt 7y ago
Nothing is certain, but remember that there's a difference between negotiating "unpaid time off" and "vacation days."
A vacation day is a paid thing. Unpaid time off is not. It's all money and productivity in the end, but in many companies it's easier to negotiate unpaid time off, than to negotiate extra vacation days. Even if the money works out the same in the end.
- chrisseaton 7y agoI’m not sure these are the universal definitions you think they are. I refer to paid vacation as ‘time off’.
- lonelappde 7y agoThe modifier matters Paid time off Unpaid time off Leave of absence Quit and reapply when you get back.
- braythwayt 7y agoAnd then there’s PTO, which is sometimes “paid time off,” and sometimes “personal time off,” which is also paid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paid_time_off https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paid_time_off Perhaps it’s best, as another comment suggests, to always include the adjectives “paid” or “unpaid.”