In fairness to the article, they're specifically not talking about PTO. They're talking about unpaid leaves of absence.
It doesn't make the term "micro-retirement" any less cringe-worthy, though, as taking unpaid leave is also something that has been done since forever. Normal people just call it "unpaid time off" or, for longer durations, "leaves of absence".
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In fairness to the article, they're specifically not talking about PTO. They're talking about unpaid leaves of absence.
It doesn't make the term "micro-retirement" any less cringe-worthy, though, as taking unpaid leave is also something that has been done since forever. Normal people just call it "unpaid time off" or, for longer durations, "leaves of absence".
Somehow it's even worse if it's unpaid. Sabbaticals and other unpaid leaves are usually a few weeks-months. Two weeks is well within PTO range.
Maybe these employees are still taking time off even after they've exhausted their PTO allowance? New employees don't get a lot of time off in the US.