People Aren’t Using their Paid Time Off? Ask Madeleine

Dear Madeleine, Our company went to “unlimited PTO” about 16 months ago. The idea was to try it out for a year and re-evaluate. The re-evaluation period was moved to the 18-month mark, so it hasn’t happened yet. You would think the problem would be people abusing the policy but I have the opposite…

Not Sure about Starting a Family and Pursuing a Career? Ask Madeleine

Dear Madeleine, I am a thirty-something woman who has just accepted a new position at a software company. This job is quite a leap from my last one and the company has made it clear that they have big plans for me. I love my work, it is interesting and fun, and I am really…

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People Aren’t Using their Paid Time Off? Ask Madeleine

Not Sure about Starting a Family and Pursuing a Career? Ask Madeleine