Moving Start Date a few days

I just got a FT offer from a HF. I'll be graduating this december and they want me to start right after the new year (January 3-4th). I'd prefer to start the following Monday around the 9th or something. Is it bad to ask them if that is possible? Will they look down on it?

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Ask them... If you're going to work for them for the next 2+ years than I doubt 5-7 days delay will matter.

However, if you had to drug test then you may have a certain time limit to begin full-time staffing. I have run into this problem before b/c of 90-day limit to drug pass approval so it was impossible to delay employment w/out taking another drug test and delaying that process another 2-3 weeks (for administering & awaiting results).

JUST ASK

 
ProspectiveMonkeyAsk them... If you're going to work for them for the next 2+ years than I doubt 5-7 days delay will matter.

However, if you had to drug test then you may have a certain time limit to begin full-time staffing. I have run into this problem before b/c of 90-day limit to drug pass approval so it was impossible to delay employment w/out taking another drug test and delaying that process another 2-3 weeks (for administering & awaiting results).

JUST ASK

Lol. Drug test? For finance? WTF!

 
timothy0
ProspectiveMonkeyAsk them... If you're going to work for them for the next 2+ years than I doubt 5-7 days delay will matter.

However, if you had to drug test then you may have a certain time limit to begin full-time staffing. I have run into this problem before b/c of 90-day limit to drug pass approval so it was impossible to delay employment w/out taking another drug test and delaying that process another 2-3 weeks (for administering & awaiting results).

JUST ASK

Lol. Drug test? For finance? WTF!
Are you laughing? Have you not seen the 3,000 threads asking about drug tests and background checks here!?
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