Tracker · 55 companies · checked October 2026
Companies with unlimited PTO: who has it, and who gave it up.
Every company here offers, or offered, time off with no set number of days. Some added a minimum to make sure people actually take it, and a few went back to fixed days. Open a row for the details and sources.
46
Unlimited
5
With a minimum
4
Dropped it
Every company, searchable.
Policies often cover US salaried staff only, and names vary: discretionary, flexible or open time off all mean there's no fixed balance.
55 of 55 employers
Flexible paid time off
Adobe gives US exempt employees flexible paid time off with no set number of vacation days. Requests go to the manager at least two weeks ahead.
US exempt employees working 24+ hours a week
- Non-exempt employees accrue PTO monthly
- Company-designated paid holidays
- Four global wellbeing days in 2026
- Exempt employees accrue separate sick time
Unlimited vacation
Fortune's 2016 workplace profile said Atlassian employees get unlimited vacation and paid volunteer time.
US employees
- Paid volunteer time
The only source is from 2016.
Discretionary Time Off
Autodesk has a formal Discretionary Time Off Policy, cited in executive offer letters filed with the SEC.
Employees (US)
The filing confirms the policy exists but not exactly which employees it covers.
Open vacation policy
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has no set number of vacation days. It encourages staff to take the time they need.
Employees worldwide
- Paid sabbatical of two to three months encouraged every five years
Documented on archived pages. Current terms are unconfirmed.
Unlimited paid time off
Axon's annual report lists unlimited paid time off for US exempt employees. Non-exempt and international employees get flexible leave options.
US exempt employees
- Non-exempt and international staff have other leave programs
Unlimited PTO
Bolt ended its unlimited PTO in mid-2025. CEO Ryan Breslow said top performers were not taking enough time off. Every employee must now take four paid weeks a year.
Since 2014 · ended Jul 2025 · Employees
- New policy: four weeks of mandatory paid vacation, more with tenure
- US employees get 20 PTO days a year
- Unlimited policy dated to the 2014 founding
The replacement is a fixed, mandatory allowance, not an unlimited policy with a floor.
Minimum vacation
Buffer kept its no-limit vacation policy but added a recommended minimum of three weeks a year in 2016. Before that, many employees took very little time off.
Since Sep 2016 · Employees · Minimum: 15 working days (3 weeks) recommended
- No maximum
- Employees should follow their country's norms when those exceed the minimum
- Earlier experiment paid staff $1,000 to take vacation
The policy is documented as of 2016. Current terms are unconfirmed.
Unlimited paid time off
Bumble's annual report lists unlimited paid time off among its employee benefits.
Employees
- Six months of paid parental leave for qualifying parents
- Paid leave for survivors of domestic violence
Flexible Time Off
CACI's annual report says its Flexible Time Off lets employees take time off as needed, without a set maximum number of days a year.
Employees
Unlimited holiday
CharlieHR ended its unlimited holiday policy after about three years. The company said staff took less time off and the scheme felt unfair to those who covered for others.
ended 2018 · Employees
- Replaced with a fixed allowance plus a flexible working policy
The end date comes from the company's account of a 2018 policy review.
Flexible vacation
Cisco's US job postings say exempt employees get flexible vacation with no defined limit, subject to availability and business needs. Non-exempt staff accrue up to 16 days.
US exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time each year, carryover capped at 160 hours
- 10 paid holidays plus a birthday day off
- Year-end shutdown and 4 wellness days set by Cisco
- Illinois has a separate time-off program
Flexible time off
Coinbase pairs flexible time off with company-wide recharge weeks, when nearly the whole company shuts down. In 2022 it scheduled four such weeks.
Employees
- Recharge weeks started in 2020; two in 2021, four in 2022
- Staff in 24/7 operations keep working during recharge weeks
Unlimited paid time off
Definitive Healthcare says it has offered unlimited paid time off to US-based employees since 2022.
Since 2022 · US-based employees
- Expanded parental leave introduced at the same time
Flexible PTO
Dropbox job postings list flexible PTO alongside paid holidays and volunteer time off. Third-party listings describe it as unlimited.
Employees
- Separate sick days reported
- Paid holidays and volunteer time off
Unlimited PTO
Eventbrite offers unlimited paid time off to US employees, and other countries get generous fixed policies. A monthly company-wide day off is added on top.
US employees
- BriteBreaks: paid company-wide day off, usually the first Friday of each month
- Unlimited time off applies only in the US
Eventbrite is now owned by Bending Spoons. Current terms are unconfirmed.
Unlimited vacation
Evernote did not limit or track time off, and it paid employees $1,000 to take a real trip of at least a week.
Employees
- $1,000 travel stipend to encourage real vacations
Sources are from 2012 to 2019. Evernote was later sold to Bending Spoons, and its current policy is unconfirmed.
Flexible vacation
EY US lets employees decide how much vacation they need, with no set number of days. Firm holidays and summer and winter breaks come on top.
US employees
- Week-long firm-wide breaks in July and December
- Separate paid personal and family care leave
- Accrued PTO is no longer paid out on departure
Permissive approach to paid time off
In 2015 GE removed caps on vacation, sick and personal days for executives and senior professionals. Time off needs manager approval and work must get done.
Since 2015 · Executives and senior professional band (about 30,000 US salaried staff)
- Covered about 43% of GE's US salaried workforce
- GE stopped tracking these days for HR purposes
Sources date from 2015. GE has since split into separate companies, and their current policies are unconfirmed.
Flexible PTO
GitLab sets no cap on annual PTO and recommends at least 25 days off a year. Team members coordinate with their manager and arrange coverage.
Team members · Minimum: 25 days a year recommended, including 2 consecutive weeks
- More than 25 consecutive calendar days needs extra approval
- PTO cannot be used in place of sick time, which has its own policy
- Company-wide Family and Friends Days, started in 2020
GitLab Handbook U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)
Unlimited PTO
Third-party benefit listings show an unlimited PTO policy at Glassdoor. No official Glassdoor page confirming it was found.
Employees
Crowdsourced listing only. Current terms are unconfirmed.
Flexible vacation
Goldman Sachs gave partners and managing directors flexible vacation with no fixed entitlement from May 1, 2022. All staff must take at least three weeks off each year.
Since May 2022 · Partners and managing directors · Minimum: 15 working days required (all staff), including 5 in a row
- Junior bankers stay on a fixed allotment, with two extra days
- Minimum of three weeks off per year applies to everyone, starting 2023
- At least one week must be consecutive
Only senior staff get uncapped vacation. The minimum applies firm-wide.
Unlimited PTO
Grant Thornton introduced a no-cap PTO policy for its US staff on November 1, 2015. It refined the rules in 2017 after concerns about time off during busy season.
Since Nov 2015 · US employees (about 7,000 at launch)
- Accrued PTO was paid out at the switch
- Median days off rose from 17.4 to 19.1 in the first year
- 2017 changes dropped separate Appreciation Days
Flexible time off (FTO)
Grubhub gives exempt employees flexible time off with no cap. Non-exempt employees get a fixed amount of PTO.
Since 2015 · Exempt employees
- Non-exempt staff receive a set PTO allowance
Flexible Time Off
HubSpot lets employees decide when and for how long to take time off. It adds a collective regional Week of Rest each year.
Since Jan 2010 · Employees
- Regional Week of Rest when the company rests together
- Four-week paid sabbatical after five years
HubSpot called the policy unlimited vacation for years before renaming it Flexible Time Off.
Unlimited vacation
Kickstarter dropped its unlimited vacation policy in September 2015 because employees found it confusing. Staff now get 25 paid days off a year.
ended Sep 2015 · Employees
- Replaced with 25 paid days off per year
- Managers approve vacation days
myTime (open time off)
Kronos launched an open vacation policy in January 2016 to help recruiting. It folded vacation, sick, personal and floating holiday time into one category.
Since Jan 2016 · Salaried employees
- Employees took about 2.6 more days off a year after the change
- Includes sick time, volunteer hours and bereavement
Kronos merged with Ultimate Software to form UKG in 2020. UKG's current policy is unconfirmed.
Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
LinkedIn moved US salaried staff from 15 accrued vacation days to discretionary time off on November 1, 2015. Managers and employees plan time off together.
Since Nov 2015 · US exempt employees
- 17 paid holidays, including a paid July 4th week and a year-end shutdown
- Hourly employees keep accrued vacation
- Not meant for long absences, which count as leaves
Unlimited vacation
Job-board profiles say Mercury has unlimited vacation with a mandatory minimum. Employees also get a paid sabbatical after five years.
Employees · Minimum: Mandatory minimum (amount not published)
- 6-week paid sabbatical at 5 years
Supported by an aggregator listing only.
Discretionary Time Off (DTO)
Microsoft replaced vacation accrual for US salaried staff with Discretionary Time Off in January 2023. Time off still needs manager approval.
Since Jan 2023 · US salaried (exempt) employees
- 10 corporate holidays kept
- Separate time off for illness, mental health, jury duty and bereavement
- One-time payout of unused accrued vacation in April 2023
- Hourly and non-US employees excluded
No vacation policy ("Take vacation")
Netflix does not set or track a vacation allowance. Its culture memo sums up the vacation policy as two words: "Take vacation."
Salaried employees
- No fixed number of days and no tracking of days off
- Framed as part of the company's Freedom and Responsibility culture
The policy dates to the early 2000s and is one of the best-known examples of unlimited vacation.
Flexible time off
Nvidia's US salaried employees do not accrue PTO and arrange time away with their manager. Hourly employees accrue 15 days a year.
US salaried employees
- 80 hours of paid sick leave per calendar year
- Paid company holidays plus several company "Free Days"
- Up to 10 paid business days of bereavement leave
- Interns get no PTO
Flexible Vacation
Oracle gives salaried US employees Flexible Vacation with manager pre-approval instead of accrued days. Other eligible employees accrue 13 to 18 days a year.
Since Jun 2017 · US salaried (non-overtime-eligible) employees
- Started for directors (M4) and above in December 2016
- Extended to all US salaried positions, which stopped accruing vacation on June 1, 2017
- Accrued vacation for non-salaried staff: 13 days a year for three years, then 18
Flexible paid time off
Pinterest's annual report lists flexible paid time off among its benefits. Job listings describe it as unlimited PTO with an end-of-year company break.
Employees (varies by country)
- Company-wide break between Christmas and New Year's
- Uncapped sick days reported
- 20 days of bereavement leave reported
Unlimited vacation
Benefit listings for Reddit describe an unlimited vacation policy plus one paid wellness day off each month.
Employees
- Monthly paid wellness day
- 8 hours a month of volunteer time off
- Company shutdown days reported
Based on third-party listings.
Flexible time off (unlimited PTO)
Redfin switched all employees from accrued vacation to unlimited PTO in 2024. It paid out accrued balances at the switch.
Since 2024 · All employees
- Accrued vacation paid out when the policy changed
Redfin became part of Rocket Companies in 2025. The policy after the acquisition is unconfirmed.
Open PTO
Fortune reported in 2016 that Riot Games had an open PTO policy with no cap on days.
Employees
The only source is from 2016.
Flexible vacation
Roblox job postings describe a flexible vacation policy that varies by exemption status. Built In lists it as unlimited vacation.
Employees (varies by exemption status)
- Paid holidays and floating holidays
- Roflex Away: work remotely up to four weeks, twice a year
Based on third-party listings.
Flexible Time Off
Salesforce lists flexible time off among its benefits. Salaried US employees have no set limit on paid time off, subject to manager approval.
US salaried employees
- 10 standard holidays plus 4 floating holidays reported
- Unused time is not paid out
- Separate sick time for US employees
- Pandemic-era well-being days ended in fiscal 2024
Some employee reports say eligibility varies by job level.
Unlimited vacation
SentinelOne's annual report lists unlimited vacation among its benefits, which vary by country.
Employees (varies by country)
- 16 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave
Unlimited paid time off
Sezzle's annual report lists unlimited paid time off and volunteer time off among its benefits.
Employees
- Volunteer time off
Flexible vacation
Shopify's filings say all employees get flexible vacation, along with health benefits, parental leave and a flex funds allowance.
All employees (minimal regional variation)
The filing calls it flexible vacation and does not state whether there is a cap.
Unlimited PTO
Built In lists an unlimited PTO policy among Squarespace's benefits.
Employees
Based on a third-party listing only.
Unlimited vacation
CNNMoney listed SurveyMonkey among the few employers offering unlimited vacation in 2014.
Employees
The only source is from 2014. Current terms are unconfirmed.
No-policy vacation policy
The Motley Fool does not track vacation and asks only that work gets done. Its monthly "Fool's Errand" lottery requires one employee to take two weeks off.
Employees
- Lottery winner must take two consecutive weeks with no work contact
- Winner gets a cash bonus; reported amounts vary
Sources are older. Current terms are unconfirmed.
Discretionary time off
Tribune Publishing announced discretionary time off in November 2014 and reversed it about a week later. Staff objected to losing the value of banked vacation.
Since Nov 2014 · ended Nov 2014 · Salaried non-union employees
- Returned to fixed vacation, floating holidays and sick days
- Some employees threatened to sue over lost accrued time
Unlimited PTO
Job-board profiles describe unlimited time off at Twilio, provided work commitments are met. Paid holidays and sick time are separate.
Employees (varies by location)
- Paid holidays follow each country's calendar
- 4-week paid sabbatical every 3 years reported
Supported by aggregator listings only.
Unlimited PTO
Twitter offered unlimited PTO for years before Elon Musk bought it in 2022. It also had one company-wide "day of rest" per month.
Employees
- Monthly company-wide days of rest were ended after the 2022 takeover
It is not confirmed whether X still has unlimited PTO.
Unlimited paid time off
Upwork's annual report says it provides unlimited paid time off in addition to company holidays, to encourage employees to recharge.
Employees
- Company-recognized holidays on top
Unlimited leave
Richard Branson let Virgin's head-office staff take leave whenever they want, for as long as they want, without tracking. He modeled it on Netflix.
Since Sep 2014 · Head-office staff in the UK and US (about 160 people)
- Applied only to the parent company's head offices, not to Virgin operating companies
Sources date from 2014 and 2015. Current terms are unconfirmed.
Unlimited time off
Fortune's 2016 best-employer list said VMware gave employees unlimited, untracked time off, plus paid sabbaticals.
Employees
- Paid sabbaticals offered
Broadcom bought VMware in 2023. The current policy is unconfirmed.
Unlimited PTO
A 2021 report said Vox Media employees already had unlimited PTO. Some teams added summer half-days on top.
Employees
- Some teams offer 10 half days or 5 full days off in summer
The only source is from 2021.
Flexible time off
Fortune's 2016 list of best employers said Workday lets employees take as much time off as they need for vacation or volunteering.
Employees
- Recent job listings describe "Unlimited or Flexible PTO"
The main source dates from 2016. Workday's current terms are not confirmed on an official page.
Flexible time off
Zapier offers flexible time off, and most employees reportedly take four to six weeks a year. One listing reports a required minimum of two weeks.
Employees · Minimum: 2 weeks required (reported)
- Managers approve requests by default
The minimum comes from a third-party listing and is not confirmed by Zapier.
Unlimited paid time off
Zillow job postings list unlimited paid time off among their perks. Zillow's own benefits page does not describe the time-off policy.
US employees
- Mexico employees get a fixed 15 days instead
Supported only by job listings, which can vary by role and location.
Some entries rest on older sources and are marked unconfirmed. Benefits change, so check the company's own careers or benefits page before relying on one.
Unlimited isn't always more. Here's the data.
People with unlimited PTO take about as much time off as everyone else, sometimes less: 13 days vs 15 in Namely's records. That's why companies like Goldman Sachs, GitLab and Buffer now pair it with a minimum. The full story, with charts, is in unlimited PTO: what it means and how much people take. For exact days at the biggest tech companies, see PTO at big tech.
Without a balance, you need to see the year.
With unlimited PTO, nobody tracks a balance, so the person who hasn't had a day off since spring goes unnoticed. A team calendar shows it. This board is live: try giving Ken a week off.
- Everyone's time off over the summer
- Ken hasn't taken a day off
- The release date warns who's away
- Drag a week off onto Ken's row
Questions
What companies have unlimited PTO?
As of October 2026, 46 employers in this list offer unlimited or discretionary time off to salaried staff, including Netflix, Microsoft, Salesforce, Nvidia, LinkedIn, Adobe, HubSpot and Oracle.
Which companies have unlimited PTO with a minimum?
Buffer, GitLab, Goldman Sachs, Mercury, Zapier. Goldman Sachs, for example, requires all staff to take at least 15 working days a year.
Which companies got rid of unlimited PTO?
Bolt, CharlieHR, Kickstarter, Tribune Publishing. Most said people took less time off than under a fixed policy.
Does Microsoft have unlimited PTO?
Yes. Since January 2023, US salaried employees at Microsoft have Discretionary Time Off instead of a set number of vacation days.
How common is unlimited PTO?
Still rare: about 6% of US employers offer it, according to SHRM's 2026 benefits survey. It's much more common at tech companies.