BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all laid-off U.S. staffers

Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by vvanders on Monday January 28, 2019 @10:42AM (#19018280)

Nope, not in WA. Left a job with 3 months of PTO due to 80-90hr work weeks. Never saw a bit of it but was still the right call in the long run.

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by seattle_spring on Monday January 28, 2019 @03:19PM (#19020693)

This statement is absolutely bonkers to me. I've never had more than 2 weeks accrued, and often go into the negatives. I would go postal if I took so little vacation that I was able to accrue 3 months worth. I'd have to have, and I'm not exaggerating, a million dollar salary to forego vacation like that.

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by vvanders on Monday January 28, 2019 @05:43PM (#19021793)

Oh yeah, don't mistake my glib tone I experienced major burnout and won't touch that subset of the industry with a 10ft pole.

When you're working 6-7 days a week at 80 hours+ there's really not room for any vacation.

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by magduf on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @09:50AM (#19026713)

Different people are different. I have a coworker who has some ridiculous amount of PTO like that accrued. He just doesn't care that much about taking vacations for some odd reason, and likes to go to work and be "productive".

I'm with you; I don't let that much PTO accrue, as I need time off.

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