'Unlimited PTO is a scam': Boss denies employee's vacation despite unlimited PTO in contract, employee stands up for himself

Now that it's the middle of summer, everyone and their mother is trying to take a much-needed vacation. Despite the fact that this happens in every workplace every year, many employers still have yet to come up with a system and workflow that allows for employees to take time off. Instead, employees are often subjected to shame and derision from the moment they put in their requests for PTO to the moment their vacation has finally arrived. 

Here, we have an employee who works for a startup that has permitted unlimited PTO in their hiring contracts. Now, last time we checked, unlimited means unlimited, and unless there is a contractually written reason and justification for denying an employee's PTO request, every employee at the company should be allowed that same privilege. 

Thankfully, this dude had enough confidence to know this, and he refused to be belittled into a different agreement. Keep scrolling below to see how he responded to his boss's feelings that he was taking too much vacation. For more stories like this, check out this post about the top HR nightmare stories.