Congratulations to Microsoft employees on your new four day workweek. Oh, you can't take every Friday off? Why, that would imply that it's not "unlimited" so much as it is "a scam to not have to pay out unused PTO when you depart the company."
Tom Warren
 @tomwarren
11 Jan 2023
scoop: Microsoft employees are getting unlimited time off. Microsoft will no longer require US employees to formally record vacation later this month, and they're getting a payout for any unused days. Details here: theverge.com/2023/1/11/23550…
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I feel like I'm the only person who LIKES unlimited PTO. If I have a set amount, I am miserly with it because I always wonder, "but what if I need to suddenly take weeks off?" If it's unlimited, I just take a day off when I want to. It's fantastic.
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Replying to @StephanGarland
Sure--but you and I both swim in waters where we're accustomed to justifying doing something with what basically amounts to "because I say so." Not everyone is so lucky.

Jan 12, 2023 · 12:23 AM UTC

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Replying to @QuinnyPig @StephanGarland
Thanks for aware of it and saying so. It's not even specifically malicious. When I was 1 of 5 women out of 70. It's noticed when we're out. "Too many days off" comments, talks with manager. My desk mate, man, had 3 day weekends every weekend for a year. No one ever even noticed
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