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 wolco on Monday January 28, 2019 @11:15AM (#19018605)

Never been in this situation but couldn't you just take off a few months with unlimited vacation or even a few years.

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by Reedx on Monday January 28, 2019 @11:44AM (#19018881)

See, the problem is you're interpreting words like "unlimited" by their dictionary definition.

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by reportingsjr on Monday January 28, 2019 @11:19AM (#19018632)

You are pretty much guaranteed to get let go if you tried to do this without having a very good reason and a very understanding boss. Even though it is called "unlimited" that doesn't mean you actually get to take unlimited vacation.

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by ryandrake on Monday January 28, 2019 @12:13PM (#19019113)

So, it’s like “unlimited” Internet data plans.

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by grimjack00 on Monday January 28, 2019 @12:27PM (#19019234)

The term my employer is using is "unaccrued".

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Re:BuzzFeed employees demand it pay out earned PTO to all la... by Zutano on Monday January 28, 2019 @11:33AM (#19018777)

Productivity is productivity. If you take so much time off that you aren't getting anything done, you're going to be fired.

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