Any risk in asking for an extension to start date?

jpearl99 · February 22, 2015, 5:16pm

Hello Guys,

Do you think that asking for an extension to a start date could jeopardize an offer in anyway? Has anyone here done this before? I am welcome to all input.

Thanks

igor555 · February 22, 2015, 5:34pm

yea just make sure you have a good reason. once got an extra week and other got extra 3 weeks

guestuser · February 22, 2015, 5:56pm

They probably won’t care about a week or two.

Vandelay_Industries · February 22, 2015, 8:49pm

they probably wont care. If they do, theyll probably just say “we’d really prefer that you start on X date. Is that in anyway possible?” not, " WE’RE TAKING AWAY YOUR OFFER. GET OUT OF HERE"

itera · February 22, 2015, 11:09pm

it’s totally fine to ask, I find it nearly impossible that they will kill your offer just because you asked.

geo · February 23, 2015, 1:59am

It depends when you asked. When signing the docs or a couple days after? Sure, no problem. If you’re supposed to start Monday and you’re going to ask tonight? No.

jpearl99 · February 23, 2015, 2:34am

So at what length of time before the start date would it still be ok to ask for an extension?

former_trader · February 23, 2015, 3:13am

^ There’s no right answer to this. Just ask what you want and you’ll get an answer.

geo · February 23, 2015, 3:30am

At least a week. Hopefully two plus out.

Empire · February 23, 2015, 1:07pm

I have done it myself twice at the moment of signing the docs and it was totally fine… The first was an extension of a month, the other was only for a week.