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Anonymous wrote:Probably not for long because if they find out you're doing it they will assign more work to you.

But if you are salaried it’s not like you put in a time card for hours worked (unless you are a gov contractor but that’s a different thing).

PP here and I guess it depends how you go about it. If you're regularly not available from 3-5 every day and catch up the next morning I think people will notice. If you take time at different points in the day to go for walks or fold laundry or something you could probably get away with it. If you told your boss that you're a rockstar and get all your work done in 6 hours so that's all you're working I think it won't be long before they find more work for you to do.

It’s 2024. I could have worked 6-3pm and be done with the day, 3-5 is when schools gets out, many people are unavailable. How is that different from 9-3 but you are superstar and all work gets done?

Not saying it is but your boss is going to know what your schedule is suppose to be. If it's 6-3 and you're regularly unavailable from 6-8 you're going to have the same issue. When you say "all the work" your boss is going to take your extra capacity and fill it if they find out. Not saying it should be that way but that's what's going to happen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably not for long because if they find out you're doing it they will assign more work to you.

But if you are salaried it’s not like you put in a time card for hours worked (unless you are a gov contractor but that’s a different thing).

PP here and I guess it depends how you go about it. If you're regularly not available from 3-5 every day and catch up the next morning I think people will notice. If you take time at different points in the day to go for walks or fold laundry or something you could probably get away with it. If you told your boss that you're a rockstar and get all your work done in 6 hours so that's all you're working I think it won't be long before they find more work for you to do.

It’s 2024. I could have worked 6-3pm and be done with the day, 3-5 is when schools gets out, many people are unavailable. How is that different from 9-3 but you are superstar and all work gets done?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably not for long because if they find out you're doing it they will assign more work to you.

But if you are salaried it’s not like you put in a time card for hours worked (unless you are a gov contractor but that’s a different thing).

PP here and I guess it depends how you go about it. If you're regularly not available from 3-5 every day and catch up the next morning I think people will notice. If you take time at different points in the day to go for walks or fold laundry or something you could probably get away with it. If you told your boss that you're a rockstar and get all your work done in 6 hours so that's all you're working I think it won't be long before they find more work for you to do.

Recognize that unlimited leave isn't about the employee. It is about the tax and financial implications of having to hold back cash for paying out PTO.

I have unlimited leave and use about 4 weeks a year. I also work a lot but there are weeks where I work 30 hours and there are weeks where I work 60 hours. No one is watching the clock but they are watching my results.

I worked the hardest and the longest hours by far at a job that had “unlimited leave”. Once I had to cancel a previously approved week off because something came up. I was at that job for about 3.5 years and took about 3 weeks total (not per year, total) during that time.

One thing that might not be obvious going into a job like that is the lack of a feeling that your leave is “earned” or “deserved”. Perhaps it was just my job/management, but it felt like I was asking for a favor any time I asked for time off, which wasn’t that frequent.

Unlimited leave is a lie. Companies just do it so they don't have to pay out when an employee leaves. You'd be surprised how often leave doesn't get approved.

*hiding it

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Anonymous wrote:So does any place with unlimited leave and salary just let people work 6 hr days, like 30 hrs a week as long as work gets done?

Ha, I do this every day. I just keep my mouth shut.

I mean above board, work gets done but you can’t only work 6 hours — no holding it or WFH subterfuge.

Anonymous wrote:Probably not for long because if they find out you're doing it they will assign more work to you.

But if you are salaried it’s not like you put in a time card for hours worked (unless you are a gov contractor but that’s a different thing).

Anonymous wrote:So does any place with unlimited leave and salary just let people work 6 hr days, like 30 hrs a week as long as work gets done?

Ha, I do this every day. I just keep my mouth shut.

Anonymous wrote:Unlimited leave is not what you think it is in many cases. It just forces more HR functions on employees to make sure their time gets billed/forecasted accurately. If you don't work 40 hour weeks you will be fired.

+1

You have to bill for a certain number of hours. Sounds good on paper but it’s not really unlimited. HR and your managers are tracking.

Unlimited leave is not what you think it is in many cases. It just forces more HR functions on employees to make sure their time gets billed/forecasted accurately. If you don't work 40 hour weeks you will be fired.

Probably not for long because if they find out you're doing it they will assign more work to you.

So does any place with unlimited leave and salary just let people work 6 hr days, like 30 hrs a week as long as work gets done?