Had an interview today that I feel okay to good-ish about. Was hoping to talk to the person I'd be working under but they were tied up on time sensitive stuff so I just talked to the HR person.
He was telling me that in addition to a very modest amount of conventional PTO, they give a paid weekday off every three weeks. It was spun like a good thing because the amount of total time off was more than the national average, but that's pretty dishonest right? PTO is conventionally understood to be time you can take off whenever for whatever reason, not fixed days off like holidays.
I generally like the vibe of the place but it's got weird things like that, plus not being open to hybrid because it doesn't align with their "values" and some Russel Brand quotes hung up on the walls
If the total days off is reasonable, I wouldn't hold the atypical PTO arrangement against them. Tbh, having regularly scheduled days off that you don't need approval for feels nice.
Not a fan of that stuff. The values thing is 100% bullshit, it's either management wants to keep an eye on you or they get a tax credit.