r/unpopularopinion • u/MichiganCarNut • 1d ago
Unlimited vacations (responsible vacations) is a terrible work benefit for many
My wife and son both have unlimited vacations for their work (not same company). They both brag about it as if it's a great benefit. My wife hasn't taken more than 10 days off in recent years because she thinks it will look bad (she previously got 4 weeks before the switch to unlimited). And when she does, she's still checking emails and attending meetings. My son, who's only been with the company for about 8 months, asked for 1 friday off recently and was grilled by his manager.... he was asked if he was on track to meet all deadlines and his manager reviewed the statuses of all his tasks before approving the day off. They both still like the idea of being able to take more if they need to. lol
I'd much rather know specifically how many paid days I get per year, and just use them up without having to worry about who's analyzing it. Incidentally, I'm self-employed so paid vacations is foreign to me altogether
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u/RazberryRanger 1d ago
My first company that offered this, I had a first time easy to manipulate manager.
I convinced her to let me use it to take every Friday off since it was unlimited. The deal was as long as I kept hitting my numbers I was allowed. Just don't tell anyone about it.
Lasted for a few months before people realized I was never at Friday meetings. When it got rescinded I started looking for a new job and doubled my salary.