> and letting the manager know as a courtesy Yeah, I can see the new approval thing being a pain. As a manager, I've had no problem with long vacations as lon

> and letting the manager know as a courtesy Yeah, I can see the new approval thing being a pain. As a manager, I've had no problem with long vacations as long as there's enough notice for the team to plan around it. Beyond that, PTO is a benefit the company provides and it's there to be used. For myself, I'm very much in the "inform" category when it comes to vacation. I've never really asked for time off, but I have let my managers know when I'm not going to be available and have made sure it's not disruptive to my teams. That's my own small civil disobedience. ;)