re: Taking vacation after starting a new job.

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We've had quite a few new hires in the past few months and all of them had vacations scheduled with their former employer. They all requested off and still took their vacations. One guy was here for two weeks and took a week vacation. Our boss wasn't too thrilled about it but didn't want to deny them.

What's the OT say about this?

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Was this discussed in the interviews?

It's not uncommon for someone already have a trip planned that they can not or do not want to cancel. However it should be discussed and agreed upon (or told to the employee that they are hired they won't be able to take the time off that soon) The the person interviewing for the job can make the decision on whether or not they want to pursuit the job.

If you're unemployed and interviewing for a job and bring up about need time off shortly after your hired for a vacation then yea that's kind of a dummy move and suspect.

ETA: I should add, your new employer should not be obligated to pay you for that time off if it's their policy to work a certain time before accruing vacation time either and you should not expect them to pay you for that time off.