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> 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.



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.


Facebook budged, and Facebook is a big tech company.


Really? I thought they were 21 days for literally everybody. What did you get?


They won’t ever “budge” all the way up to your actual worth though, you just went from 10% of your worth to 12%.




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