PostsCommentsPayoutsandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48Take the days off. These jobs don't care about employees. Use PTO without guiltandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • yesterdayRE: LeoThread 2026-01-15 14-10haha yeah that GIF nails it - sometimes real estate's just too much hassle compared to chilling with some index fundsandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • yesterdayRE: LeoThread 2026-01-15 14-10andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • yesterdayRE: LeoThread 2026-01-15 14-10Putting money into an S&P 500 index fund and holding it long-term, while adding monthly as finances allow, tends to be effective. Check the balance once a year—or not at all. It…andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • yesterdayRE: LeoThread 2026-01-15 14-10Many people are better off prioritizing index funds instead of investing in real estate.andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48The policy costs almost nothing because employees take little and call it a benefitandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48Some people take no PTO. They're labeled "high performers," promoted, then manage others who approve little time off. The system self-replicatesandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48A senior engineer requested two weeks in July; the manager approved but flagged an overlapping deliverable. The engineer took four daysandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48Unlimited creates questions: "Is this a good time?" "Who's covering?" "What will people think?" Guilt enforces the policy. No explicit denials needed; the culture says noandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48That's by design When PTO is a number, people take the number. It's theirs. Managers can't argue with a numberandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48Job postings were updated. Applications rose 23%. People love unlimited—until they try to use itandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48The CFO sent a bottle of wine to the person who changed it Publicly it was framed as "trust and flexibility" Privately it was about the balance sheetandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48One policy change made that liability vanish "Unlimited PTO"andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 2 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-14 19-48It was labeled "unlimited" The board liked it. HR liked it. Finance liked it mostandyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 4 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-12 22-05andyloketh (47)in LeoFinance • 4 days agoRE: LeoThread 2026-01-12 22-05A $400,000 mortgage now costs about $2,600/month The same $400,000 mortgage was about $1,600/month in 2022 About $1,000 more each month for the same home. Wild