Time Off for Wedding / Honeymoon - Associate
Current PE Associate lateraling to a MF this spring. Plan on getting married ~9-10 months into the new job and was wondering what the typical vacation day policy is for this type of thing. Would it be fine to take 2ish weeks off for a wedding / honeymoon? Obviously would raise this with my staffer well in advance and let people know shortly after joining. | | Have heard MF PE is notoriously sweaty at the associate level so am I completely out of my mind for asking for that much time off less than a year in to a new job? It makes me pretty uncomfortable to be THAT guy, but on the other hand I only plan on getting married once and would ideally like to enjoy it. | | Seems like I am in the minority getting married as a relative junior but would love to hear other people’s experiences with this.
Most people I know got married in between jobs.
However, your own wedding should be one of the only few valid excuses they should respect. Give the notice well in advance and you should be fine, unless the group culture is terrible.
Just hope OP isn't moving to Apollo
Pretty normal for people at the associate level in the US to take two weeks off for a honeymoon and I've never heard negative feedback about those who have done it. At more senior levels it's not uncommon for people to take 3-4 weeks. Enjoy it.
Be transparent and bring it up early on. Weddings, honeymoons, births of children, etc. are all more important than your job so it's important that you give these events the required time/attention
OP read this post out loud to your fiance and let us know how she reacts
"fiance" means he is getting married to a dude.
it's 2024, stop being homophobic
Letting you have time off for this is one of those unwritten rules. If you get pushback your firm is culturally fucked lol
This is something you mention when you get hired. "Oh by the way, taking 2 weeks off for a wedding and honeymoon is fine right?" It is an unspoken rule that it should be ok, but it is still good to clear it with your boss just to stay on the same page.
I don’t mean to be a downer but most people I know who have honey mooned in IB/PE have done one full work week off. If you include the weekends, it’s 9 consecutive days off, maybe you take an additional Friday or Monday too and get you up to 10
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Not true. 2 weeks is fine
How can you tell me my experience isn’t true? I know 3 people who have gotten married at the associate / VP level, two at an investment bank and one at a PE fund. All three took one week for their honeymoon. I’m not saying it’s standard, I’m saying that’s my anecdotal experience
Reading this thread from London. What the fuck is going on with American work culture that you question whether GETTING MARRIED and taking a couple weeks off is ‘acceptable’ Jesus Christ
I have the same reaction every time I read a London salary thread
Not a firm you want to work for if you feel like you need permission to get married/ honeymoon.
I was at an absolute sweatshop in IB, and associates/SAs/VPs took 2 weeks for their wedding / honeymoon. If you wanted to take more than that you could do your wedding (2-3 days off) and do your full two week honeymoon in Africa / Maldives / Seychelles a few months later.
In the buyside, at both large cap and MM NYC funds I've been at, two weeks is the norm, but I've also seen people pull off three weeks (I wouldn't do more than that unless you're in Europe / Australia). Remember that at junior and mid-levels, you're not that important and work will get done either way. At my large cap, I remember someone getting a couple of jokes from a VP for taking 3 weeks off (pre-moon + destination wedding + post-moon), but no one bat an eye one week later (people have short memories) and come year-end, they still got stellar reviews / promoted.
Think about the shareholders bro they need you
Lmfao
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