I was the first person to post this here and only got 185 upvotes . F . <| sep |> There is a trend now to give unlimited vacation to employees in the US , instead a set number of days . It is good for the company , because if an employee is fired , the company no longer has to pay them for their unused vacation time which they are required to do if the vacation is a defined benefit . And it is good for the company , because employees fearing for their jobs will generally take less vacation . The first time I asked for some of my unlimited vacation , I got pulled into a room with my boss as he explained how my taking vacation might be perceived by people higher up in the company . Yeah . <| sep |> its for brand new accounts