To me it's a simple argument. PTO has to be negotiated upon job start. If you say you're going to take 5 weeks of PTO every year, and that was negotiated duri

To me it's a simple argument. PTO has to be negotiated upon job start. If you say you're going to take 5 weeks of PTO every year, and that was negotiated during the offer phase, well they can't then say you can't take it. Particularly if you want to take December off, say to wind down and go on some ski vacations. What companies with "unlimited PTO" really mean, is that it's negotiable -- primarily in their favor.