I once worked at an organization that had a “take what you need” policy, but refused to make it any clearer than that. I never knew what that really meant.
My spouse’s company has an officially unlimited PTO policy. In their experience, they’ve only ever been spoken to for not taking enough, and %%Current Management%% has spoken on the record about expecting employees to take a minimum of weeks off per year.
Unlimited PTO seems to be squarely in the YMMV arena. I am sure some organizations have used it as a bait and switch hook, but I do not think it’s generally a scam.
My spouse’s company has an officially unlimited PTO policy. In their experience, they’ve only ever been spoken to for not taking enough, and %%Current Management%% has spoken on the record about expecting employees to take a minimum of weeks off per year.
Unlimited PTO seems to be squarely in the YMMV arena. I am sure some organizations have used it as a bait and switch hook, but I do not think it’s generally a scam.