Unlimited PTO in Practice: How Traffit Manages Modern Leave Policy with Calamari

The main challenge was having no single source of truth for employee time off, with leave requests scattered across multiple communication channels. Before implementation, processes were disorganized – people would simply forget someone was out on leave.

After rolling out unlimited PTO in January 2022, it became clear within a month that they needed a tool to streamline leave requests. The company also wanted to track how much time off employees were actually taking to see if their new policy was working.

Calamari was the only tool they tested – and they chose it for its attractive pricing and ease of use, implementing it in March 2022.

Traffit appreciated the automatic leave approval process and the ability to customize leave days to match their unlimited PTO policy.

The integration with Slack and Google Calendar – tools the team uses daily – was also important.

Other valuable features included:

• Various types of leaves and absences available in the system
• Option to designate a substitute during absence
• Reports and analytics for tracking leave usage

The biggest benefit? HR finally had all the information they needed in one place – no more sending absence reports via email.

When leave is registered, the person's manager is automatically notified. The team also values seeing absence information in their Google Calendar, which they use daily.

The implementation process itself was quick and smooth – all departments now use Calamari regularly.

Calamari was customized to fit Traffit's unlimited PTO structure. Analytics and absence reports helped verify whether the policy was actually working. After 3 years, the company knows it is – and employees are genuinely using it.

With Calamari, Traffit spends less time managing absences and more time on what matters. They now have a streamlined process that keeps everyone in the loop – employees, managers, and HR alike.