Someone sold you an adaptation of regular PTO as “unlimited” PTO.
The times I’ve had unlimited PTO, it’s literally just an honor system. Get your work done normally, try to give 1-2 wk advanced notice when at all possible, don’t super blatantly abuse it.
No one sold me unlimited PTO. Upper management decided to switch to it and never trained employees and managers on how to optimally use the policy. Everyone knows traditional PTO, from working at other companies or the same company before the policy, so that is what we fall back on.
I don’t understand what you mean about “getting my work done”. I have an infinite amount of work I could be doing. Every week, my manager expects me to complete about a week’s worth of work. Taking PTO is an excuse for me not to hit that quota.
I suppose there could be a policy where I need to get 6 days of work done in 5 in order to earn a day of PTO, but I would start looking for other work if that was expected of me.
“Get your work done” was referring to the nature and expectations of the unlimited PTO policies I’ve experienced. It wasn’t meant as a reflection upon you or your situation.
At my last unlimited PTO gig I gave them 2 months notice that I would be taking a 1 month sabbatical to do some travel. The response was basically, “You’re a good kid, thanks for ample heads up, do it if it helps you avoid career burnout.”
My whole point and initial comment is-- I wish everyone had that kind of PTO.
Someone sold you an adaptation of regular PTO as “unlimited” PTO.
The times I’ve had unlimited PTO, it’s literally just an honor system. Get your work done normally, try to give 1-2 wk advanced notice when at all possible, don’t super blatantly abuse it.
No one sold me unlimited PTO. Upper management decided to switch to it and never trained employees and managers on how to optimally use the policy. Everyone knows traditional PTO, from working at other companies or the same company before the policy, so that is what we fall back on.
I don’t understand what you mean about “getting my work done”. I have an infinite amount of work I could be doing. Every week, my manager expects me to complete about a week’s worth of work. Taking PTO is an excuse for me not to hit that quota.
I suppose there could be a policy where I need to get 6 days of work done in 5 in order to earn a day of PTO, but I would start looking for other work if that was expected of me.
“Get your work done” was referring to the nature and expectations of the unlimited PTO policies I’ve experienced. It wasn’t meant as a reflection upon you or your situation.
At my last unlimited PTO gig I gave them 2 months notice that I would be taking a 1 month sabbatical to do some travel. The response was basically, “You’re a good kid, thanks for ample heads up, do it if it helps you avoid career burnout.”
My whole point and initial comment is-- I wish everyone had that kind of PTO.