"Unlimited PTO" is the worst thing in the world. It was super confusing to my wife who thought I should just take vacation as much as possible. And, it is just an accounting trick to avoid paying out accumulated PTO when you leave. Seeing "unlimited PTO" as a perk will make me skip applying for a job.
This guy has sacrificed a lot to do this. It's probably not going to go well for him, and the impact to Atlassian will be minimal. He probably will be dragged into court and this will make his life so much worse. I bet he signed something saying he would need to have this fight under arbitration, and is now in violation of his contract. Atlassian holds all the cards here, sadly.
Probably the only happy outcome for him is if some politician (perhaps a anti-tech anti-monopolist politician) could take up his case. I was subject to something similar when my youngest daughter got sick eventually leading to my termination, and the company holds all the cards and the laws don't prevent them from screwing their employees. I do think we should have laws that protect employees and that could happen through legal changes.
It depends on the company. I worked at a place with unlimited PTO where taking time off was encouraged and people typically took 3+ weeks a year. It was great being able to take long well deserved vacation without worrying you wouldn't have the days to cover getting sick or a family emergency.
tl;dr unlimited PTO can be great, just make sure to ask lots of follow up questions about culture.
This is pretty funny from an EU employees perspective..."unlimited" == ~3 weeks?! Our guaranteed 5 weeks + ~10 public holidays is better than "unlimited" PTO.
This guy has sacrificed a lot to do this. It's probably not going to go well for him, and the impact to Atlassian will be minimal. He probably will be dragged into court and this will make his life so much worse. I bet he signed something saying he would need to have this fight under arbitration, and is now in violation of his contract. Atlassian holds all the cards here, sadly.
Probably the only happy outcome for him is if some politician (perhaps a anti-tech anti-monopolist politician) could take up his case. I was subject to something similar when my youngest daughter got sick eventually leading to my termination, and the company holds all the cards and the laws don't prevent them from screwing their employees. I do think we should have laws that protect employees and that could happen through legal changes.