How to get 46 days off in 2023 using only 19 days of PTO

A viral social post outlining how to get nearly a month-and-a-half off in 2023 by using only 19 days of paid time off had people scrambling for their calendars this week.

The post, which appears to have originated on Instagram from @mba_ish, has generated over 300,000 likes after it was reshared on Twitter.

All of the following dates are for 2023:

According to the post, if you take the Thursday (Jan. 12) and Friday (Jan. 13) before Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 16), you will get five days off and only use two days of PTO.

In April, if you take Monday (Apr. 3) through Thursday (Apr. 6) off before Good Friday (Apr. 7), you will get 10 days off and only use four days of PTO. Those 10 days include Saturday (Apr. 1), Sunday (Apr. 2), Saturday (Apr. 8), Sunday (Apr. 9) and Easter Monday (Apr. 10).

In July, if you take Monday (July 3) off, you will get four days off and only use one day of PTO. Those four days would include Saturday (July 1), Sunday (July 2) and Independence Day (July 4).

In November, if you take Monday (Nov. 13) through Friday (Nov. 17) off and Monday (Nov. 20) through Wednesday (Nov. 22) off, you will get 17 consecutive days off and only use eight days of PTO. This accounts for Veteran’s Day on Friday (Nov. 10), Saturday (Nov. 11), Sunday (Nov. 12), Saturday (Nov. 18), Sunday (Nov. 19), Thanksgiving (Nov. 23), Black Friday (Nov. 24), Saturday (Nov. 25) and Sunday (Nov. 26).

In December, if you take Tuesday (Dec. 26) through Friday (Dec. 29) off, you will get 10 consecutive days off and only use four days of PTO. These dates include Saturday (Dec. 23), Sunday (Dec. 24), Christmas (Dec. 25), Saturday (Dec. 30), Sunday (Dec. 31) and New Year’s Day (Jan. 1, 2024).

Available PTO and holidays will vary by employer.

The original post, which said ‘18′ days, has been corrected after adding up the days.

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