Congrats on the potential job offer.

Annetta Moses

May 20,2022 at 5:21AM UTC

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Congrats on the potential job offer.

If the new position has work that you want to do and will provide growth, accept the job offer. I recommend you negotiate your start date with the new company.

Be up front with the new company that you already had vacation planned and want to start after you return from vacation. The company could be okay with that. Or, the company may be kicking off a new project and want you to onboard at the same time as your other teammates. I was on a team in which a new employee started and worked for two weeks. This employee then took 3 weeks of vacation for her wedding and honeymoon.

Depending on your state, you must work on your last day of employment with a company. For example if you work on Jun 7 and then take vacation for two weeks, you want your last day with the company to be Jun 22.

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AnonymousMay 23,2022 at 5:48PM UTC
This is great advice — was it in regards to a specific post?
Annetta MosesMay 26,2022 at 5:46AM UTC
I may have posted in the incorrect spot. There was a question about deciding whether or not to accept a job offer. Thank you for reading my post.