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
I guess it depends on the reason for the policy. Like in a lot of places they will have optional PTO that you can take whenever you want, but then nobody takes it because actually taking it causes you to be seen negatively by your supervisor. I could see a policy of mandatory 3 day weekends every three weeks being put in place to "force" everyone to take a certain amount of time off every year.
Anyway I would prefer regular PTO to that scheme but I also wouldn't consider it disqualifying.