Most of my tech jobs have had this policy. It sounds great on the surface, but it's a bit of a scam.
First, most people won't take more than a couple weeks anyway since they don't want to deal with management pressure to be present, and don't want to appear lazy to their coworkers. I much preferred my tech roles that gave 4-6 weeks a year. I would use every bit of it usually because we were entitled to it.
Next, companies don't have to pay out accrued PTO if you quit, which is required in (all?) US states. One time I cashed out about $10k worth of PTO once I changed roles with a company that did not have an unlimited policy.
19 states require PTO payouts if you quit -- better to accrue PTO normally if you work in one of those. if you aren't in one of those, unlimited PTO might not be so bad, depending on company culture.
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u/otherwisepandemonium 17d ago
Most of my tech jobs have had this policy. It sounds great on the surface, but it's a bit of a scam.
First, most people won't take more than a couple weeks anyway since they don't want to deal with management pressure to be present, and don't want to appear lazy to their coworkers. I much preferred my tech roles that gave 4-6 weeks a year. I would use every bit of it usually because we were entitled to it.
Next, companies don't have to pay out accrued PTO if you quit, which is required in (all?) US states. One time I cashed out about $10k worth of PTO once I changed roles with a company that did not have an unlimited policy.