"Isn't it kind of weird to offer those perks – what exactly are is the company hiring for then? Doesn't it come off as lack of focus if employees can do whateve

"Isn't it kind of weird to offer those perks – what exactly are is the company hiring for then? Doesn't it come off as lack of focus if employees can do whatever they want?" Think of it this way. If you tell people they can take 10 weeks of vacation they will feel they might take 10 weeks of vacation. If you say "unlimited", well it really doesn't mean unlimited. It forces you to think what is reasonable in your own mind by example of others in the company, what they are taking. Salary employees by definition can take time off, say, for a Dr.'s appointment or really anything (in a traditional company at least) as long as they get their work done. The company doesn't say "you can take off 5 days for x" because then everybody would schedule that time in. Better to leave it an unknown. Most will never hit the max. Many things work this way. When you go to a vacation resort they might have sailboats you can take out. They don't tell you how many times you can take out the sailboat. That prevents people from feeling they are justified in taking the boat out 5 times per day instead of the 1 or maybe two they might if there is no stated limit.