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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Emotional_Pain_9466 on 2025-07-17 13:29:24+00:00.

The company I work for converted some execs from having set PTO to unlimited. And also wiped out their PTO bank. Mine personally was worth 40 grand the day I would leave. I could never take enough PTO in the past. Just didn’t need it. Needless to say I was pissed. We were told that this was a recruiting tool! You don’t have to record your time off or ask permission! I asked does that mean we can take 30 or 60 days (like a mini sabbatical)? Oh no, HR says…culturally we don’t do that. Umm… then what does unlimited PTO mean…? No definition given. So, I made up my own rules. I now work 9-3, lunch if I care to, Fridays are completely blocked off, and three two week vacations set off on my calendar. I know what you’re going to say. Why don’t you maximize your PTO before? Because I actually enjoyed my work. I had a sense of satisfaction. With this and other benefit reductions and promotion of figurehead leadership the place lost its soul. PTO decision was the lynchpin. I work 1/3 less time and still pull in the same wage.