Just got an offer from a boutique firm that I want to take but I'm getting married and taking a long honeymoon in April...is it seen as bad form to ask for start date deferment til May/June?

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I switched firms a month before getting married. Asked them if I could keep my honeymoon as scheduled. They said no problem. People are reasonable: your wedding and honeymoon were likely planned before anyone at that firm even knew who you were. Just ask.

Would be silly to pass on the job bc of this.

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Well you have two options 1. Don’t take the offer, and not get the job you want. 2. Explain your situation, and potentially get the deferment or potentially lose the job you want.... just be honest and ask

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Just ask. No one has ever gotten an offer rescinded because they asked to have the start date moved out

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Agree with BAML plus it’s super hard to find great candidates, if you are a great long term fit they’re not going to mind waiting. I’d shoot for May though so you get a decent chunk of work in before it quietens down for summer. Think of YE if nothin else!

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Depends which firm

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TBH you might have to move your honeymoon to Feb/March. If I were the employer I would allow for 1 month's delay but 3 months is almost eternal in an EB.

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Another option they might take is to have you join now and let you take the time off as (un)paid leave. I had this happen and the new firm just treated it as a vacation

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