> More vacation for the same pay can be interpreted at least three ways: If you read it in complete isolation, fine. But it wasn't written in isolation. It was

> More vacation for the same pay can be interpreted at least three ways: If you read it in complete isolation, fine. But it wasn't written in isolation. It was clearly written alongside a hypothetical offer of extra wages as per the context of discussion. Accepting the extra wages would not equate to the same pay. That would be higher pay by any reasonable interpretation. > What alternative are you considering where the friends are actually giving the employer anything? If you really need it mechanically spelled out, imagine you are paid $x, accept an additional $y (the extra wages), then give $y back to the employer in exchange for vacation. $y is what is given to the employer. In actuality you would skip some steps because they are pointless in practice, but the outcome is the same.