Originally Posted by slide13
This year I graduate college and will be starting a new job, likely in my home town, and will be unable to get off work for the week. At least I can do the last day and ride into Muscatine with them. Next year I'm finally going to go on Ragbrai!!!
A lot of times with a new job, you can bargain in time off on your terms of hire if you already have vacation plans or what not. If you don't mention it in the interview and then spring it on 'em 3 weeks before the event, THEN it might be a bit of an issue.