Assuming you have a job lined up (paperwork turned in, waiting on all the benefits paperwork), is there any reason not to have your start date at the begining of august after graduating in may?


other than financial reasons.

12/20/2006 10:10:03 AM

youll become a slacker.

always the possibility job details change and it isnt waiting for you come august.

12/20/2006 10:12:47 AM

lazy ass, so you still want your "summer vacation"

Make sure you tell them that is the reason....

12/20/2006 10:13:51 AM

lol they might drop you...

12/20/2006 10:15:28 AM

at the beginning of august? what are you waiting for? i started 2 days after graduation

12/20/2006 10:16:02 AM

^x4,^x3
Love TWW ignorance / flaming

Make sure your employer understands why there is a gap between your graduation and your start date. Don't give the wrong impression coming into the job. I.e. Make sure the reasons are legit and hopefully will benefit the company somehow.

[Edited on December 20, 2006 at 10:17 AM. Reason : .]

12/20/2006 10:16:42 AM

she wants her summer vacation before she enters the real world.....

Tell them you want to visit your sick great grandmother in Egypt, and she lives in some village and you need the time to find her....

[Edited on December 20, 2006 at 10:17 AM. Reason : w]

12/20/2006 10:16:51 AM

how is that ignorance/flaming?

she didnt give some great reason for the gap, why are we to assume it isnt due to desire of a summer vacation?

12/20/2006 10:22:37 AM

it depends on the job. my employer had no problem with me taking time off, and actually encouraged it. they wanted me to come in fresh and ready to work, rather then still burnt out from school and exams.

...but some companies hire because they have immediate needs they have to fill, so it completely depends on the situation.

12/20/2006 10:26:22 AM

i got 2 weeks off, i know alot who did 3.

12/20/2006 10:27:05 AM

i graduated in may, and it didnt start until july. i know several people who waited until august or september.

12/20/2006 10:28:14 AM

graduated on saturday, started on sunday...i actually started the week before preparing for the company but officially i didnt start until that sunday

12/20/2006 10:31:14 AM

Well they offered me a choice of start dates, ranging from right after graduation till late september, and I picked one off the list, sO i really dont see how they could change the job on me or take it away when all I did was choose one of the options they provided me (this list was provided as part of the offer, I didnt request it).

They haven't asked me why I want august, and I'm not sure they will.

12/20/2006 3:32:36 PM

People want to hire someone who will start right away, or at least in a reasonable amount of time, like 2 weeks. If you get the paper work done, and then say you want to start in August, they'll probably change their minds and hire someone else. They can do that, and it makes you look bad to want that much time off in the first place after graduating.

12/20/2006 4:02:15 PM

id want my summer if possible

12/20/2006 4:07:48 PM

This is totally dependent on what's been worked out in advance. I've taken positions with multi-month lead times that were negotiated in advance.

Now pulling a switch-a-roo if they're expecting you to be there in May is sketchy.

12/20/2006 4:16:24 PM

^^who doesn't want the summer off? but a real job in the real world doesn't always work like that

12/20/2006 4:23:19 PM

by ALL MEANS, take the summer break if you have enough money to enjoy it

I started my job like 3 days after graduation, and once you're in the real world, there's no escaping it save for those precious vacation days and/or going back to school

enjoy the college life while you still can, bump the haters

12/20/2006 4:27:08 PM

I am taking 82 hrs of annual leave for the holidays, in 1 more year, i get 6hrs for every pay period(every 2 weeks, right now i get 4) Then, if I am around for 15 years, I get 8hrs annual every 2 weeks. Also, gotta love the Federal Holidays. (we get off when everyone else doesnt) Oh yeah, I get 4hrs sick every pay period too.







[Edited on December 20, 2006 at 5:01 PM. Reason : w]

12/20/2006 4:58:45 PM

When I graduated, I applied with several companies that wanted me to start the Monday after graduation. Other companies I have worked for allowed for two weeks to give notice at my previous job, although most companies would have preferred if I started asap.

12/20/2006 5:27:20 PM

fuck it - if they're cool with it, do it

coming out of grad school, only the morons started right after graduation. i was early for my friends...5 weeks after graduation. most people didn't start until august/September.

12/20/2006 6:41:42 PM

I started August 7 after graduating in May. It was a good idea and I enjoyed the time off. Unfortunately, my HR Manager failed to inform me that I would lose a year of retirement eligibility because I started two days later than the date I finished my internship the previous year. i was declared inactive in the system. Oops. I had / have to wait 9 months before I can begin 401 K contributions, rather than being allowed in immediately. This would have been a non-issue if I hadn't interned, though. Check on crap like this, but go ahead and take your time because it is the last significant vacation you will have for a long time, unless you are a school teacher.

12/20/2006 7:51:45 PM

When I graduated, I took off two months and traveled around Europe. I didn't even bother to look for a job before I left. I came back and it took about a month for me to find a job (started mid August).

If you wanted to do something like that, you tell them about it when you apply. They will either say you start date is too late and then you can negotiate or they will say its fine.

12/21/2006 10:01:25 AM

Take time off. It may be the longest time you'll have off until retirement. I went to Hawaii during this time.. I had complete freedom to do anything. My company waited until september for me.

12/21/2006 10:20:07 AM

i agree 100%. i moved away from family and friends for my job, so i took the time to spend time with them before moving away. i also went and backpacked around europe...one of the best experiences in my life. as i already mentioned, i graduated in may and didnt start until early july, but if i could do it over again, i would have waited longer. once you start working full time, its hard to get an extended break, so you might as well take advantage of it while you can...especially if your employer doesnt mind...and it sounds like thats the case.

of course employers want to run a business, but part of that is keeping your employees happy. if an employer wants you to start immediately after graduation and won't negotiate with you, that may be a sign of how things will be in the future.



[Edited on December 21, 2006 at 10:33 AM. Reason : f]

12/21/2006 10:29:37 AM

If they are going to give it to you, then go ahead and do it. I took 3 months off (dec 17 to march 15) in between graduation and working. BEST TIME I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE. You have little worries, because you know you have a job coming. All i did was smoke pot, drink and hang out with my friends. That may sound fruitless to some, but I often look back on that time and think about how enjoyable it was.

12/21/2006 10:47:46 AM