Thread: Benefit Negotiation Letter

Yeah, they gave me 3 weeks of vacation.

Tell them exactly what you posted here, you're a workoholic and would like more time.

so how did this work out?

start off positive: thank you for the offer. i'm really excited to get started and really look forward to contributing to the team, blah, blah, blah. get into it: at my past position i had 4 weeks vacation and i would really like to explore the possibility of starting off with at least 3 weeks. end positive again: as i mentioned, i really am eager to get started and look forward to hearing back from you....

I got a question. Is it 2 weeks or did they just say 10 business days? At my last job they put 14 days as vacation so I had assume I only had 2 weeks but it turned out it's 14 BUSINESS days so it's essentially a day shy of 3 weeks.

Unless your qualifications are amazing, you might be a bit in over your head. It might just be cheaper for them to hire someone else who would have the same experience as you (you're a 2008 grad after all) who wouldn't mind 2 weeks vacation. I'm sure there were several other qualified candidates who the company rejected over you. If they have other options, then I'd assume they wouldn't go through the hassle of giving...

Two weeks vacation is very standard for entry-level and new grad positions.

umm..yea is it 14 business days..or is it 10? i spit at anything less than 3 weeks.

My situation was a little different than yours. I was being hired for a mid-management job and I had been offered a 2 week vacation while the job I waS leaving had 4. The hiring company also shuts down between Christmas and New Year. I requested 3 weeks vacation by explaining to them that most of my relatives are in Asia and I would like to visit them often. However, given the distance, 2 week would not be sufficient. I also gave them the...

Quote: Originally Posted by pcboy Yeah, they gave me 3 weeks of vacation. Congratulations, I read somewhere, that its easier for employers sometimes instead of a raise, to give out other perks like vacation time, sick days, clothing allowance, etc, things that would cost the employer less money overall then simply to pay more. So thats good, go hop in there, do your thing, then recharge during your 3 weeks, and get back in there all refresh....