That's not been my experience, unless by "get permission" you mean "provide notification". I simply tell my manager when I'm going to be gone; the longer I'm go

That's not been my experience, unless by "get permission" you mean "provide notification". I simply tell my manager when I'm going to be gone; the longer I'm going to be gone, the further in advance I let him know. That's it. I don't have to nickel-and-dime myself with PTO hours or keep track of them at all. I strongly prefer unlimited PTO to the traditional model.