> Then you can tell them “I will accept your offer if it includes six weeks of vacation. Otherwise I’m going to Facebook”
I've used that exact line, and they didn't budge, so I went to Facebook. I guess everywhere I've applied is large tech companies. It might work better at smaller firms.
Re:Show HN: Bel
by paulsutter on Saturday October 12, 2019 @09:16AM
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Negotiation is never a sure thing. Don’t say it unless you mean it, it can always go either way.
How much vacation time did you get at Facebook?
All US employees get 21 days. Not amazing, but it's better than the starting level for many companies.
Re:Show HN: Bel
by lonelappde on Saturday October 12, 2019 @12:20PM
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Facebook budged, and Facebook is a big tech company.
Really? I thought they were 21 days for literally everybody. What did you get?
Re:Show HN: Bel
by SomeOtherThrow on Saturday October 12, 2019 @01:53PM
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They won’t ever “budge” all the way up to your actual worth though, you just went from 10% of your worth to 12%.
To negotiate more vacation days at hiring, you need multiple offers. Then you can tell them “I will accept your offer if it includes six weeks of vacation. Otherwise I’m going to Facebook”. It probably means negotiating a little less hard on pay since you need to focus to get it. But that’s probably fair.