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What is T-Mobile’s PTO policy?

For full-time employees, Paid Time Off generally accrues at:

  • 152 hours per year to start

  • 192 hours per year after the employee’s third anniversary

  • 232 hours per year after the employee’s seventh anniversary

For part-time employees, Paid Time Off generally accrues at:

  • 88 hours per year to start

  • 108 hours per year after the employee’s third anniversary

  • 128 hours per year after the employee’s seventh anniversary

Source:
T-Mobile 2024 Benefits Guide

What are some T-Mobile PTO strategies?

It may make sense to plan PTO:

  • Scheduling ahead prioritizes it!

  • Taking time off when others do as well could help PTO feel less like “get behind days.”

  • Paid Time Off is generally use it or lose it:

    • 80 hours can usually be rolled over to the next year.

    • However, that’s dropped to as low as 40 hours and grown to as much as 120 hours in the past.

  • Unused PTO is paid out to employees upon termination should they leave T-Mobile.

Two Options

There are essentially two options for scheduling Paid Time Off:

  1. Wait and see.

  2. Book it early.

Scheduling PTO early can:

  • call dibs,

  • lower costs,

  • include more people,

  • and lower the odds of donating it to stockholders.

Kevin Estes is a financial planner helping T-Mobile employees and their families live their best lives.

He worked in T-Mobile Financial Planning & Analysis for nine years. Kevin received a certificate in financial planning, passed the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ exam, and founded Scaled Financed in 2022.

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