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> You can probably take more vacation that you already get in Europe. I’ve always heard that places like this tend to pressure you into not taking many days or
by the_only_law 5y ago
> You can probably take more vacation that you already get in Europe.
I’ve always heard that places like this tend to pressure you into not taking many days or taking a more “normal” amount.
I just started a job with unlimited vacation, so I’ll have to see how it goes. I think best case is I can have more shorter stints through the year.
- scrumbledober 5y agomy company offers unlimited PTO, then also makes us take at least one day per month, then also has a $2000 travel stipend to encourage us to use PTO. on top of that it is a very 9-5 oriented culture. They do exist, and this is at a Series A startup.
- sethammons 5y agomy company seems to honor it pretty well. Last year, I took 7wks not counting company holidays. Half that this year (it was harder as I was spinning up in a new role).
- jltsiren 5y agoThat sounds pretty bad. You feel the pressure to take less vacation because things are busy at work. In European workplace culture, the demands of the work tend to be immaterial to the amount of vacation you can take. If things are busy, it's up to your boss to figure out how to handle them while you are away. If they can't do that, it's seen as their failure, not yours. However, if your employer knows in advance that things will be busy, they have a limited ability to adjust the timing of your vacation, but they usually have to do that months in advance.