[throwaway2016a]

> Where I work, if I don't use a certain percentage of my earned PTO by Dec 31, it just goes away. They don't cut me a check for it.

No one I have ever heard of gets cut a check for unused time et the end of the year. It's when you leave (for any reason) in most states you are supposed to be paid out for it. Not true for unlimited PTO.

[smaryjerry]

That’s missing the point, that some jobs you lose a portion of your PTO at year end. So you “earned” that benefit over time but it was taken away.

[i_r7al]

Apple cut you a check for unused PTOs. You don’t lose any PTOs if you don’t use it, you get $$