Should I ask for more PTO as an entry level employee? [duplicate]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I am considering two job offers for entry level positions straight out of college. They are essentially the same salary, but one of them has a more convenient location (company A), while the other (company B) would require a car and longer commute. I am therefore leaning toward company A.

However, company B offered 15 days PTO (Paid time off), while company A offered only 10. Company A is a medium sized company (~2000 employees), and company B is large. Vacation time is very important to me since where I am living and will be working is across the country from any of my family.

Is it safe to negotiate with company A so that I could have 15 days PTO even though I am entry level?

manpreet 2 years ago

It's perhaps worth asking the questions, they can only say no.

But personally I would opt for A as the time you spend commuting will more than add up to 5 work days over the course of a year. If there is nothing distinguishing the jobs other than the PTO, then take the one nearer and use the time you would spend travelling, and the extra money that you are saving, to put back into your life, and career.