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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by dangus on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @04:21PM (#19089952)
It also alleviates the company from ever having to pay out unused vacation time. That is a disadvantage for the employee, but with a tremendous upside.

I also have unlimited PTO and I definitely prefer it. No more worrying about hours, rollover limits, accumulation rate, how far I can go negative, etc. No more wading through vacation schedules wondering if the office is open on New Years Eve.

Same thing with free lunches - yeah, of course it keeps people in the office and possibly causes them to subconsciously work longer. But also...I get a free freaking lunch and I don't have to worry about it.

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Re:Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two by CalRobert on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @06:20AM (#19094277)
Perhaps we're just completely opposite. When I have free lunch I just get fat. I also like to squeeze in a workout on my lunch break, and the quiet pressure to stay in the office and have your free lunch opposes that.
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