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SmilingForStrangers t1_jdx6a8w wrote

Can confirm. I went from one of my dream company in a field that interests me to a field that I’ve never thought about working in.

Dream company (roughly 30k employees in my area) treated me like garbage. The new, smaller company (around 1000 employees across the US) pays me more, gives me unlimited PTO, let’s me work at home, and has great additional benefits like paying for my gym membership.

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dickpunchman t1_jdy4het wrote

Are they hiring?

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Mentallyillxx t1_jdyiqrt wrote

Also curious if they're hiring!

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Rain_Fire t1_jdz8tjr wrote

Good companies dont usually need to hire people since there are so few people who leave them

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killbot0224 t1_je08oun wrote

That's tough. What industry? (and how much travel really?

If that much travel is required, I'm curious because that implies that being shorthanded could be costly.

Pay more and aim 10+ years older, is my "first peek" thought.

My second would be "hire double (and combine with other roles?) and cut travel in half"

But I'm just a stranger who likes juggling logistical/personnel problems as mental exercises.

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BodSmith54321 t1_jdzrugj wrote

Unlimited paid time off?

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SmilingForStrangers t1_jdzzwls wrote

It’s interesting, and I’m coming from hospitality, so it scares me sometimes.

Basically, as long as my time off is granted, I get paid for it. I don’t have any set limit of 2 weeks per year or anything. Taking days off is encouraged. My boss told me recently that I wasn’t taking enough time off, so I took this week off. It’s really taking me some time to trust the system, but it’s absolutely wonderful

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IShallSealTheHeavens t1_je0tf0p wrote

Unlimited PTO is a trap, sounds good in theory but you don't really ever get to use it. It's usually subject to approval, which means It can be denied or more easily denied since you didn't "earn" any time off. Plus, since you're not accruing any PTO, nothing is cashed out if you ever leave. It really ends up depending on the company, but I've never heard of anyone who has unlimited PTO ever get to take advantage of it.

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thorfinsguard t1_je0whfz wrote

Its not always a trap. I also have unlimited PTO and took 8 weeks off last year lol

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deadfermata t1_je13r98 wrote

it just depends on your company.

sounds like you have a decent work place that honors that perk.

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SmilingForStrangers t1_je13w13 wrote

It’s the peace of mind for me. I don’t have to worry about picking and choosing days off for events

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shayanrc t1_je1b2b1 wrote

It's like the concept of negative freedom: you don't want to protest against anything right now, but you wouldn't move to a country which explicitly bans public protest.

I have unlimited PTO, but I have only taken 6-7 days off in the last 1 year. But knowing that I will be able to if I need it definitely counts as a perk for me.

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IShallSealTheHeavens t1_je1c1zk wrote

But in that same vein, you would have banked 2 to 3 weeks of PTO that you can also freely use which is something tangible and owed to you if you decided to leave your company today. But yea, it really comes down to where you work. Imo if you're not using at least 3 weeks of paid vacation per year at a company with unlimited PTO, you're losing compensation unfortunately.

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albino_kenyan t1_je1835j wrote

my company has unlimited pto and i have taken 3 weeks off no problem, 4 weeks wouldnt be a problem either i feel. and we get lots of holidays and 10 wellness days per year.

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deadfermata t1_je13nc1 wrote

take advantage of the unlimited pto.

data shows most workers who have “unlimited pto” end up using less of it than those who don’t.

also “unlimited pto” is a way for the company not to pay you out anything if you leave or if they let you go.

so take advantage of it. use it. 👍🏻

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SmilingForStrangers t1_je14gvc wrote

100%. I’ve already used about 60/70 hours this year and my boss has been getting on me about not using it enough.

I think they are really trying to eliminate burnout. I can see it being used nefariously, but I think they just actually want us to be happy, as opposed to the theme park that I came from, which has a more “hire an 18 year old when this person burns out” mentality

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fsmlogic t1_je00npt wrote

My dream company treated me like shit too. They changed my role there 3 times in less than a year and I was part of the layoffs they did the year after I started.

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albino_kenyan t1_je17vvo wrote

i work in software, and the only job i really disliked was where i worked on a product i was actually interested in (k-12 ed software). much more interesting projects where i worked at semi-crooked banks doing boring financial software. Most software problems aren't industry-related, it's all the same CRUD stuff.

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tsukareta_kenshi t1_jdzq0wv wrote

Same same same. I got a job in esports that was a nightmare for me personally. Now I work with greenhouses of all things and I love my job to pieces. Much better work life balance somehow even though I’m frequently on call.

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