But that’s also the problem. When you need the vacation the most because your work performance is suffering and you’re stressed out because of it, you’re least

But that’s also the problem. When you need the vacation the most because your work performance is suffering and you’re stressed out because of it, you’re least likely to take the vacation due to social pressure. “Unlimited vacation” is a bad deal because of that. I basically burned out at my first job and didn’t take vacation once because I always felt behind on a team of three devs that never was caught up. I can see unlimited vacation working in less dysfunctional jobs though, but everything works better in those. The more dysfunctional a job is, the more you need to be able to reach for the vacation lever.