I’m taking a trip in December to see my girlfriend’s parents and as my first experience out of the country. I have the PTO and boss was cool with it so no problem. Got my passport, bough the tickets (which were $1,300) and everything is set. Then we hear the news that our company just got bought out. Old company paid us out for our PTO and new company starts us at 0. HR tells me that there’s no way I can take the time off as I don’t have enough PTO and it’s not medical. They suggested that I cancel my plans and just rebook it for next year after I accrue the needed amount of PTO. I was beyond pissed at this point and just started looking for a new job. I got fortunate enough to find one (and even got a slight pay bump.) My first day is set for January 2ed so now I can work until my trip then quit. I’m counting down the days until I get to see HR lady’s face while I get to explain exactly why I’m leaving.