Don't think a company that gets it enough to do it would see that as key

A company that is so balance sheet focused is unlikely to be smart enough to understand the value of hiring people who would not take advantage of the policy. Plus a company that gets it is likely to value and respect people to a point that they are less likely to leave, thus negating the value of banked leave to the employee.

Most companies are so focused on rules that prevent bad employees from doing bad things that they punish good employees, or at the very least don't reward them, which causes them to leave. If I have an employee that I need to worry about how much leave they are taking, I have already failed...but not many companies and managers understand that.

In response to this post by VaTechie

Posted: 08/12/2019 at 2:40PM

1 in 3 Muricans would take a 25% pay cut for unlimited time off -- HokieMacDaddy 08/12/2019 1:11PM

I'll be taking a 50% cut for unlimited time off in a few years! 😎 ** -- B777Fr8Dog 08/12/2019 2:45PM

So 1/3 would take a Quarter- how much will the others take? ** -- bigbadbird 08/12/2019 1:21PM

What is this, a mathematics word problem? How fast is train A moving? : ) ** -- TexasGobbler 08/12/2019 1:50PM

Dat's a fargin trick question! -- Hokie CPA 08/12/2019 2:24PM

There are a few companies that offer "unlimited" PTO -- typed by ben 08/12/2019 1:13PM

My company was recently acquired by another company, with unlimited PTO -- North Main Hokie 08/12/2019 4:50PM

Not surprising. I bet that behavior would vary wildly from culture to -- CPRVHokie 08/12/2019 3:26PM

Its actually great for companies balance sheets -- Vienna_Hokie 08/12/2019 1:37PM

That is just a phantom benefit -- VaTechie 08/12/2019 2:33PM

Don't think a company that gets it enough to do it would see that as key -- Vienna_Hokie 08/12/2019 2:40PM

Don't get rich writing checks ** -- typed by ben 08/12/2019 1:52PM

Can they fire you? or can you just say you'll do it all when you get back? ** -- bigbadbird 08/12/2019 1:45PM

I guess you could go on vacation for a month and submit notice 2 weeks in -- Vienna_Hokie 08/12/2019 1:47PM

No no- you go on extended PTO and get severance when they finally fire you ** -- bigbadbird 08/12/2019 1:50PM

THIS. Anyone who takes too much time off is going to be on the next layoff -- Late 80s Hokie 08/12/2019 1:32PM

Also, benefits require a certain minimum hrs/week. Cant's work 20 hr/wk and -- 48zip 08/12/2019 1:35PM

Don't think a company that gets it enough to do it would see that as key

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