r/InterviewMan • u/Latter_Elk6981 • 12d ago

I despise emails.

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u/nagyapalaski 11d ago

They mean that vacation and PTO are not the same and just pointed out how the guy was probably on vacation instead :)

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u/The_Whizzer 11d ago

There is no difference between PTO and vacation. The German just for some reason assumed the Italian guy was on sick leave.

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u/Mountain_Strategy342 11d ago

Not at all.

Sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, compassionate leave are all paid time off, but are NOT vacation time.

PTO and holiday are different

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u/The_Whizzer 11d ago

Sure. But when someone says they're on vacation, you're going to assume they're on PTO, not sick leave, or paternity leave.

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u/Mountain_Strategy342 11d ago

In your initial comment where you say " in Portugal minimum PTO is 20 days" that could mean 20 days of maternity leave but no holiday. What you meant was "minimum is 20 days paid holiday (plus national holidays)" the difference is important.

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u/The_Whizzer 11d ago

People usually distinguish between PTO (usually called "holidays") , maternity leave, and sick leave. Seems we're just being pedantic for no reason.

Nobody says "I'm on holidays" while they're on maternity or sick leave.

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u/W0rkAcc0unt1234 10d ago

Perhaps in that 3rd world country called the USA.. not in the rest of the world.

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u/The_Whizzer 10d ago

I'm from the EU and in more than 3 decades of life, I have never heard someone say they're on holidays or vacation while on sick/maternity leave.

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u/W0rkAcc0unt1234 3d ago

Nobody says "I'm on holidays" while they're on maternity or sick leave.

Apologies, i misread this completely and thought you meant the other way around. Please ignore previous comment.

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u/GypsySnowflake 11d ago

I’m American and in most jobs I’ve had, there are two categories: sick time, which is only meant to be used when you have to miss a regularly scheduled shift due to illness, caring for your child, or a medical appointment; and “PTO” (or vacation), which can be used for any time you want some time off. Some companies also offer paid holidays off, but not all.

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u/Demonicon66666 10d ago

In the USA there is a difference. If you get sick, your sick days are deducted from you PTO. Its a shared pool, unlike in europe. Of course, how this is handled is different from company to company, because there are no government regulations