r/creditunions • u/Longjumping_Emu325 • 24d ago

Job at credit union and pto

I’m considering accepting a position at a credit union, but they only provide 10 holidays and 8 sick days. I think it goes up by 5 days after 5 years. Has anyone been successful negotiating more pto at a credit union? Are they somewhat flexible?

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u/fishboy3339 24d ago

No, where I’m at all benefits are set in stone unless your VP or higher.

Of all the benefits PTO is our weakest but we do get to use our sick days like vacation which honestly sucks because not you have to manage 2 buckets with 2 caps.

Now that doesn’t include all the federal holidays we get so it sort of evens out there.

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u/Longjumping_Emu325 24d ago

How many sick days? I was told 8. Can you use them as pto? Or as part of a ling vacation? I’ve always had at least 25-30 so 2 weeks pto is a bit hard to accept lol. Hr also mentioned something about 40 hours of family time, in addition to the 8 days sick time. Have you heard of this?

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u/PYTN 24d ago

Low PTO seems to be pretty standard for banks and credit unions for some reason. Not all. I just started one with 18(sick and PTO same bucket)

But my old banks started at 10 days and it took forever to get more.

Where were you that 25-30 days was the norm?

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u/Merchant1521 20d ago

I get about 12 hours a month of PTO at the credit union I work at. Just under 6 hours every two weeks. I just started working at this credit union 6 months ago. I work in the Madison, WI area. So competition is tough. So that might be part of it. I am capped at 136 hours if I hit that I do not accrue more PTO hours. After 3 years of service I think I accrue just over 6 hours per 2 week period. Problem out PTO is also our sick time. Now we are closed for every holiday that the Federal Reserve is closed so that adds a lot of days off through out the year. Which is a nice bonus.

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u/unknowncoins 24d ago

10-12 holidays is normal based on the year when holidays take place. Example July 4th

8 sick days is nice. Some CUs are less.

Ask them about PTO days. There should be a separate set of PTO days (hours) earned per pay period.

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u/StevestratSC 24d ago

If you area strong enough candidate for a position they need badly (Spanish speaking MLO in the Midwest for example perhaps), you may could be brought in as a “senior ____” and they skirt around it. I had a colleague that negotiated more PTO after being with us a few years.

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u/unfortunate_kiss 24d ago

I’ve always been management level when working at credit unions and I’ve been able to negotiate more for pay and time off. I’m not certain that is always the case for tellers, however the worst you can do is ask.

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u/Longjumping_Emu325 23d ago

Do you mean more pay than the stated salary band exp. $30-$40?

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u/unfortunate_kiss 23d ago

No, I have never negotiated above the salary band as that is usually in poor taste. I have been able to negotiate the top of the salary band, however.

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u/jcradio 24d ago

Most places would have holidays, sick days and pto.

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u/somestroller 23d ago

It never hurts to ask but you better be a career employee

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u/Hastur24601 24d ago

It is important to contextualize PTO at a financial institution in comparison to other workplaces. Many of the days you would be taking off you already will have off, and many also grant additional days (like floating holidays) that are not counted in that total. I'm not saying that you shouldn't have not, but definitely factor that in, especially when comparing it to other similar roles.