Is vacation time negotiable?

[mentos]

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CVS gives a pitiful 2 weeks vacation per year. When you reach 5 years you get 3, and in 10 years I believe it's maxed out at 4 weeks. I can't think of any other profession where an employee who makes 6 figures doesn't get 4 weeks vacation per year plus holidays. Even administrative town employees who make 30k get 3 to 4 weeks plus holidays off.

Is it possible to forgo a raise and ask for more vacation time? I value time off more than pay.

 

[confettiflyer]

If you want decent vacation time, don't work retail.


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[mentos]

Thanks for the advice but there are no other full time jobs available within 200 miles of me.

 

[wagrxm2000]

Unfortunately there is no reason for retail to give out more vacation. Hopefully your numbers are off Walgreens gives you 4 weeks when you hit 5 years then it takes awhile to get more.

Not sure if cvs would allow it but have you tried getting time off without pay?

 

[BenJammin]

That's how most retail companies work for their vacation. Just be glad you don't work grocery store pharmacy like Kroger or Tom Thumb. They make you use your vacation 7 days at a time.

 

[PumpkinSmasher]

It can't hurt to try but I doubt they will budge on vaca time. 2 weeks really does suck and having to use a full week at a time is terrible.

 

[Digsbe]

Retail is general bad about vacation time benefits. However, if you work long shifts it can work out to your benefit. I worked with a pharmacist and they way they scheduled they worked 13 hour shifts and alternated weekends. Essentially on their long week they worked 5 days in a row, on their short week they worked 2. Each of them had 5 days off every other week and they'd travel or use 2 vacation days to give themselves a whole week off. I wouldn't mind a setup like that.