> I'd rather have a guaranteed benefit Well, that's fine, if that's what works for you; I hope you continue to have that option for years to come. > relying o

> I'd rather have a guaranteed benefit Well, that's fine, if that's what works for you; I hope you continue to have that option for years to come. > relying on psychological dark patterns to trick gullible employees. That's a little harsh, don't you think? I've just explained why unlimited PTO actually is the policy I prefer, the one which suits my needs - but you seem to be dismissing the possibility that people like me could exist. I'm not surprised that you see the PTO benefit primarily in terms of its cash value, if you managed to accumulate three months of unused vacation; presumably you don't take many breaks. For my part, I generally find lack of time to be a more pressing obstacle to the things I want in life than lack of money, so I don't care whether PTO has any cash value at all; what I want is flexibility. > Furthermore, try taking 2+ months of vacation in a year and see how quickly you're called to have a meeting with the Bobs. I suppose it would depend on the conversations I had with my manager before making those plans. I did once take a solid month off, to go tour Morocco. It was a great experience. It wasn't actually company policy to offer that much time off, but I worked it out with my boss, and it was fine.