Disclaimer: This is the first time in my career there is a relative industry-wide slowdown, so my future decisions might be driven by other factors, like having

Disclaimer: This is the first time in my career there is a relative industry-wide slowdown, so my future decisions might be driven by other factors, like having to pay rent. I go to India at least for 4 weeks in a year, sometimes longer. The typical 20 day PTO limit means I'm out of travel budget, have to do off the books deals with my manager, or dance with HR to get unpaid time off. Since 2015, I instantly decline any job offer that doesn't have unlimited/flexible/discretionary time off. It's doubly useful: when the company has grown bigger, and hired middle managers who don't approve requests, it's time to switch teams/companies. I view it as a leading indicator of the culture changing. From my perspective, I've always been reasonable (I usually take 6 weeks off, and the max I've ever taken is 8).