Is endless vacation a scam?

无限假期是骗局吗?

The Indicator from Planet Money

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2024-08-20

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Unlimited paid time off may sound like a nice perk, but it's not always what it appears. Employers aren't typically obligated to pay out unused vacation balances when a worker leaves, and it can be hard for workers to understand just how much time they can actually take off. And yet ... endless leave?? It doesn't sound so bad. Today on the show, is unlimited paid time off really a benefit? We try to figure out whether it works. Related episodes: Vacation, and why the U.S. takes so little of it (Apple / Spotify) The 28-Hour Work Week For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • NPR.

  • Weyland Wong, I have a shocking statistic for you.

  • If you're a typical american worker, this year you will take a total of ten days paid leave.

  • Oh, my gosh.

  • In America, it's like you just work and work until you keel over.

  • No vacation?

  • Yeah, just two weeks.

  • It's not that much internationally.

  • But get this, you'll also leave one third of your vacation allowance unused.

  • That's according to the survey by financial tech company Sorbet.

  • So we're not even using all of the very meager vacation days we're getting.

  • Something is deeply wrong with american society.

  • I'm sorry to get editorial, but why are you leaving vacation unused?

  • I don't know.

  • I've never understood it either.

  • Although I'm like, do I have a used vacation?

  • You know what?

  • I'm leaving.

  • Yeah.

  • See you in the fall.