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		7Figures2Commas on April 19, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The limits of "unlimited" vacation "Unlimited vacation" is largely an accounting trick. Unused PTO is an accrued liability on a balance sheet. By replacing PTO with "unlimited vacation", companies are simply eliminating this liability from their balance sheets. When you have a large, highly-paid workforce, this adds up.

logn on April 19, 2014 [–]

Absolutely true. I used to work at a company that was begging us to use our PTO because it was impacting the books too much.

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