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I once worked at a place that transitioned from formal PTO to "unlimited" PTO. Many of us had accrued a good chunk of time on the old system, and the rules of t
by mshake2 4y ago
I once worked at a place that transitioned from formal PTO to "unlimited" PTO. Many of us had accrued a good chunk of time on the old system, and the rules of the old system was that it carried year after year. When "unlimited" PTO was implemented, management decided not to reimburse us for our accrued time, since "it was all now covered by 'unlimited'" and so we didn't technically "lose" any time. Didn't feel right, but I didn't know how to voice it at the time.
- ascagnel_ 4y agoI once worked at a place that went the opposite way -- "unlimited" PTO often translated to "nobody was taking time off and everyone was burning out", so there was a move to a "soft" (eg: you could take up to 2x your annual allotment without penalty and without requiring any extra approvals) limited PTO. It worked, more people took time off and there was less burnout+turnover.
- ryandrake 4y agoSee [1]. If you lived in a state that pays out money for unused PTO, then that transition didn't feel right to you because the company failed to pay compensation you earned. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34340973 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34340973
- mshake2 4y agoYour experience was very similar to mine. I wonder how many companies pulled this shit when "unlimited pto" became a fad. I know now that it was simply wage theft.