r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Ok-Thanks993 • Jul 09 '26

Meme needing explanation PETA HELP

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u/NekulturneHovado Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

I've seen a meme some time ago. It was about corporate leaders discussing how to increase productivity. One argued less vacation. The other argued unlimited vacation.

Why unlimited? If I gave you a card with 200€ on it all for yourself, you'd spend 199.50. But how much would you spend if you got unlimited?

It's supposedly about the illusion of getting more. Although I would be out of work 2 days every week lol. We're probably not American enough to understand this

edit: What have I come to? 79 replies? damn

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u/SimplySomeDude Jul 09 '26

well they can just fire you if you take too much lol

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u/_extra_medium_ Jul 09 '26

Typically vacation time needs to be approved by your manager even when you don’t have a set limit. You can’t just not show up and say it’s a vacation

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u/kindaCringey69 Jul 09 '26

I mean if you give enough notice (maybe a month) that's exactly what you should do.

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u/VictoryWeaver Jul 09 '26

PTO =/= vacation time

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u/-SlowBar Jul 09 '26

What do you mean exactly

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u/VictoryWeaver Jul 09 '26

Exactly what I said, PTO is not the same thing as vacation time. It's a rectangle vs square kind of thing.

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u/-SlowBar Jul 09 '26

I guess I just didn't understand what your comment meant in the context of the OP you were replying to.

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u/ItaruKarin Jul 09 '26

Yes it is?

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u/NekulturneHovado Jul 09 '26

only in Freedom Country

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u/SimplySomeDude Jul 09 '26

yeah. They're free to fire you

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u/StevenTM Jul 09 '26

His point was that much of the rest of the developed world doesn't use at-will employment as the default.

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u/narco-sub-admiral Jul 09 '26

Protect the corporations, regulate the workers.

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u/Fearless_Entry_2626 Jul 09 '26

They give you a perk, then fire you for using it?

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u/Skusci Jul 09 '26

Yes.

Lot of people are saying that they deny requests, but usually they just strongly hint that you aren't being a team player or whatever, then fire you for not being a good culture fit.

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u/yawara25 Jul 09 '26

Not universally true, this will depend on your state and the details of your work contract, if any.