>> sorry kids, no Disneyland this year, I used up my vacation days back in Feb when I interviewed for a week straight

As a kid, I went to Disneyland exactly zero times. There are hasher realities for many.

“Thanks for accepting our offer. When would you like to start?”

“Well my notice expires at my current job in two weeks but I’d like to take a short break in between to decompress / spend time with my family.”

“Obviously we’d like to have you as soon as possible but we don’t want to keep you from your family. How about six weeks from now?”

“Works for me.”

Obviously different companies/roles will be differently flexible and bigger companies will be more tolerant of delaying start by longer. And you can only do that if you get a job offer somewhere. But the parent comment wasn’t even suggesting taking holiday to interview for a week straight right?

Given the choice of being able to take little Timmy to Disney world and providing him food and shelter and being able to cash flow him through college, he will get over it.

Before you respond that I don’t know what it’s like juggling a family and I must be a fresh college grad, the 74 in my username has significance

Okay but what did you spend your other 5 weeks of vacation on?