I am currently on a week long vacation, and my company and manager have made me so happy. I love the culture they are developing.
1) my manager didn't ask what I was doing until my PTO was accepted and approved.
2) And then when she did ask, she gave me tons of recommendations on places to eat and things to do. She even told me if I get into trouble to let her know because she has family all throughout the area who can help me.
3) I responded to one email to confirm receipt because I was bored, and she messaged me saying I'm on vacation and not allowed to respond to any emails while on vacation.
4) I can see other members of my team picking up for me with a consistent message of, he's on vacation, don't bother him.
This is what vacation should be like. I won't be coming back to a flaming pile of work. It's all being taken care of and my manager is actively working to make sure I enjoy my vacation. And just to be clear I started at this company like 5 months ago. I am not a high ranking individual and this is how I'm being treated. There are good companies out there. We just have to find them.