It seems like a sad story all around. All of the parts about how the PTO works seems pretty normal to me though. You definitely do not accrue any days in an Unl

It seems like a sad story all around. All of the parts about how the PTO works seems pretty normal to me though. You definitely do not accrue any days in an Unlimited PTO system, that is the whole point of it. The company wants to clear themselves of the obligations that comes with accrued vacation days. As an Engineering Manager myself though, I just cannot imagine not giving this guy as much PTO as he needed. I would have at the very least tried to work with him to help as much as I could such as maybe having him only work 2-3 days a week for a while. So just based on his version of events I tend to blame the managers and how they handled it. Even if I was getting pressure from my manager I would stand up for anyone that reported to me and their need to have time off in this situation. I hope his wife is recovering and that he has landed a new job somewhere.