A previous job had unlimited "dto" (discretionary time off). Before I accepted the job I told my manager I was currently getting 5 weeks PTO and asked if that w

A previous job had unlimited "dto" (discretionary time off). Before I accepted the job I told my manager I was currently getting 5 weeks PTO and asked if that would be inline with the expectation. He told me he saw no issue with me taking that much, or even somewhat more. Sure enough he never turned down a time off request. The closest he even came was making sure that someone was available to be on call thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. It's not always bullshit. I actually kind of regret leaving that job for more money and the unlimited time off was a big factor. I went to only having a few weeks, accrued over the year and ended up having some major family issues that lead to me budgeting my PTO. I could've always taken unpaid time but I would never have even thought twice about taking the time with the DTO.