I wonder how other aspects of compensation like paid vacation time play into this. I've fielded interest from a lot of recruiters and interested companies. Mod

I wonder how other aspects of compensation like paid vacation time play into this. I've fielded interest from a lot of recruiters and interested companies. Moderate pay increases seem easily available - the sticking point is that they will all fight tooth and nail for anything beyond the bare minimum of vacation time. I'm in my late 30's with kids, and my wife is a doctor. There really isn't a realistic pay raise that is worth losing weeks with my family every year. I wonder how many other people in prime earnings ages with families are running into this resistance from HR departments - it feels like a successful anti-competitive strategy to tamp down on turnover and wages.