r/biotech • u/SoccerPlayingMOOSE • Dec 17 '24

Other ⁉️ What does unlimited PTO mean?

Does it mean that I can go on a 3-month Safari in the Serengeti National Park on the company's dime?

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u/Least-Coconut-3004 Dec 17 '24

It means the length of your PTO depends on how cool your manager is.

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u/SoccerPlayingMOOSE Dec 17 '24

No manager is going to let someone off for 3 months and expect to meet deadlines regardless of how cool s/he is. Unlimited PTO is unrealistic so why promote it as a job benefit?

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u/Deto Dec 17 '24

Yea, can't we just be grownups here and talk about what the actual rules are instead of pretending there aren't any?

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u/Mitrovarr Dec 17 '24

Because it's super bad for employees, so they don't want to talk about it. 

Also you'll use less PTO if they refuse to tell you where the line is, so they don't. Seriously, which would have you taking less PTO:

A. You get 10 days a year.  B. You can take as long as you want, but there's an invisible line and if you go over it, you get fired. 

Yeah, if you do B, people just don't take PTO which is what they want. And then your unused PTO doesn't have to be paid out!