[quote=kev374]I usually take 3 weeks off a year, usually 2 weeks off around May to travel and a week during Thanksgiving to see family. Been doing this for the last 15 years and don’t really want to start doing something else :)[/quote]
In addition to everything that’s been stated above, you could simply make this a condition of your employment in your offer acceptance letter. You’re essentially making a counter-offer that says “I agree with everything in your offer letter, but I would like to able to take my vacation at these specific times.” If they can’t plan around your vacation schedule when they know it a year in advance, there’s probably a lot of other things they also can’t manage properly.
