As I understand it, the term PTO (Paid Time Off) covers vacation time, sick time, paid holidays, etc.
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chunes@lemmy.world 8 hours agoI gfuess I’m too american to understand the difference between pto and vacation days. There is one?
NABDad@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Phen@lemmy.eco.br 5 hours ago
The way I see it, PTO is a break from work but still on company time, while Vacation Days is your own time that the company has absolutely no right to, even though they pay for it too.
If I need something from a coworker and they are on PTO, I’ll send them a message but not expect any answer. If they are on vacation, I won’t send them anything.
Milk_Sheikh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
Nah dog, PTO is Personal Time Off. My time.
Don’t call me. Don’t email me. I might as well be dead to you. I got the slip signed and approved, and you all knew I’d be off - find someone else to deal with your problems.
If they can’t manage without you after all that advanced notice, that’s on them. And if the problem wasn’t actually critical and I can take care of it when I get back, well now it wasn’t so critical to solve right then now was it?
just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I remember being given a quote that had to be completed within a day or two. Instead I was out for eight weeks due to an emergency Caesarian and maternity leave. When I got back, the request for quote was sitting on my desk, untouched. I learned a lot about taking due dates with a pound of salt. . .