Another important detail: Microsoft doesn’t have to keep cash on hand set aside to pay out accrued vacation. I personally always liked “unlimited” time off, bu

Another important detail: Microsoft doesn’t have to keep cash on hand set aside to pay out accrued vacation. I personally always liked “unlimited” time off, but I also recognize that I was a beneficiary of a highly unequal system. You have to be in a role that’s highly in-demand to truly leverage the benefit. I never felt like I couldn’t request time off because I knew nobody in their right mind would fire a decent performer in my field. That same concept doesn’t apply to the people in other areas like support or more junior roles, or just low performers in general. Your vacation benefit shouldn’t depend on your performance as taking time off is a proven performance enhancer. The only way I would advocate for unlimited time off is if it comes with a minimum usage guarantee/requirement.