> We didn't even have to register our time off in a payroll system or anything like that.
This tells me that it was entirely up to your manager to be ok with it or not, as it wasn't tracked anywhere else.
That's a double edged sword. If you have an awesome manager, it's great. But if you have a workaholic manager, you'll have a difficult time getting any time off ever.
It's much better overall to have a policy of N days per year (none of the "unlimited" lies) that accumulate clearly on your pacheck, that way there is never doubt or argument as to how many days you have earned and can take.
This tells me that it was entirely up to your manager to be ok with it or not, as it wasn't tracked anywhere else.
That's a double edged sword. If you have an awesome manager, it's great. But if you have a workaholic manager, you'll have a difficult time getting any time off ever.
It's much better overall to have a policy of N days per year (none of the "unlimited" lies) that accumulate clearly on your pacheck, that way there is never doubt or argument as to how many days you have earned and can take.