Unlimited PTO fails to prevent burnout; true solutions require structural change

Analysis details why unlimited PTO policies fail to prevent burnout: without clear signal for when to take time off, employees self-restrict due to fear of implicit penalty.

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True solutions include normalized reduced working hours, meeting limitation, task automation, and team culture valuing work-life balance.

These structural changes require management commitment and challenge implicit overwork expectations.

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