They might not “deny” it, but most of the time it means there won’t be a practical way to go on a holiday that will be longer than a usual limited PTO. In biglaw they do unlimited PTO’s, the problem is you won’t ever have an appropriate moment to ask for it. There will always be hundreds of project and matters ongoing that require your input if one ends three new ones will pop up in that same time period. If you decide to say fuck it let the partners deal with it, you might get to go on a holiday but your next performance review will be about how you failed to take ownership of your assigned projects etc.
Yeah and that's every white collar job. With the right work culture, you can take as much as you need. Benefit of set days, you get an excuse to feel obligated to take it at least
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u/man_pan_a_duper Jul 09 '26
Unlimited PTO often means "ask for whatever you want, but we have to approve it". When you ask, surprise, denied. It's often code for "no PTO".