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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yep. Half my vacation is just calling in sick because of reluctance to let me use my earned PTO.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

They don't give us enough vacation time anyways, everyone should be maxing their sick days too. Assuming you're not someone prone to actually getting sick.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

So, in my country (I believe it's the same in the rest of the EU), we have fixed amount of PTO days every year (the amount depends on your contract, but, like pay, it cannot be below 4 weeks), and you HAVE TO USE THEM.

Some people try to build up PTO reserves for whatever reason, and usually their employers have to force them to take time off.