re: Is unlimited PTO actually a bad deal?

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But we both have unlimited sick days.

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That would be helpful during a pandemic. There's more societal pressure to not RIF people who have to take leave due to illness or to take care of a family member.

We aren't unlimited but we have a special billing code in since 2020 to have up to 3-4 weeks in case we are out with Covid or have to take care of a family member who is sick. We have billable hour goals that we have to meet annually though, one way or another. Go over or under that too much and it hits you.

I've only taken 2 weeks of the Covid leave because I had my child's day care was closed for 1 month due to an outbreak. But I try to time the PTO with my wife's schedule so we can have time off together, and she doesn't get a lot of time off. So I'm at well over 115% of billable goals over the past 18 months.

But we also offer 16 weeks paid family leave, and I took that in 2020. So I felt like I owed it to my company to go the extra mile and I have said "yes" to a lot of new responsibilities as a result. It has been extremely exhausting lately though. Looking forward to my week off in May, followed by another week off in July.