Lately I am seeing work offers from many companies, and I often found companies based in the US state *Unlimited holidays* as part of their perks.

During the interviews I asked about this, and they say it is like that. I can take any amount of holidays I want and they are paid.

Then they always make an example: *Yea, if you wish you can take a week off and go travelling. Many people in the company are travellers and take one week of for travelling. So cool!* Now, coming from an European background and being a hardcore traveller, for me one week off a year for *travelling* sounds like a walk to the nearby park.

I would like to know if someone, if possible someone who worked previously in European companies in order to be able to compare, can tell me how this in practice works. I do not believe it works as described. Otherwise most of people would be on holidays every day. Wouldn't they? I guess there must be some mechanism to avoid people to take those *unlimited holidays*. And that's what I am interested in finding out.