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View Pawson Palace's Profile Pawson Palace Flag Croydon 04 Mar 15 5.51pm Send a Private Message to Pawson Palace Add Pawson Palace as a friend

Long story short as possible...

Had a quite few interviews over the space of a few months.

Then last Thursday I got a call asking me to attend a second interview today so accepted as I really liked the role and its an awesome company.

However on Friday I was offered another job through a different agency I had also interviewed for which is a serious increase on current role as I recently qualified as an accountant last month and they were pushy as f*** for an answer so verbally accepted it as it was a decent role and the moolah is obviously really good.

Out of respect to the other recruiter, I went for the interview today and really liked it and it looks like I will be offered this job too based on feedback I just received and told I was the prime candidate and I think in my heart I prefer it as its more akin to my long term aspirations. (Money etc. is all the same if not better here as bonus is uncapped.)

Has anyone here declined a job offer after originally accepting it? I feel bad almost guilty but I need to make sure I am happy as this is a serious point in my career....thoughts?

 


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View GreenwichEagle's Profile GreenwichEagle Flag Greenwich 04 Mar 15 6.30pm Send a Private Message to GreenwichEagle Add GreenwichEagle as a friend

Hi there mate.

I run my own recruitment business so feel that I am well placed to be able to offer you some advice.

The absolute short answer is that you should be completely selfish when doing something so important such as moving into a new role and if (as you say) this role is just more jumping out at you as you just prefer it (even though you have verbally accepted another offer) then you should absolutely go for that one.

There is absolutely nothing law abiding at all in declining something you have accepted - obviously it will massively dent your personal reputation with that particular company but that's about all.

Good luck!

 

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View JL85's Profile JL85 Flag London,SE9 04 Mar 15 6.30pm Send a Private Message to JL85 Add JL85 as a friend

f*** em, they wouldn't feel bad about sending you down the road in a redundancy, so why should you?

I accepted an offer a few years back before a better one came up, just rang the bloke and told him straight that i had a better offer, thanks and good luck.

Edited by JL85 (04 Mar 2015 6.31pm)

 

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View TUX's Profile TUX Flag redhill 04 Mar 15 7.04pm Send a Private Message to TUX Add TUX as a friend

Quote Pawson Palace at 04 Mar 2015 5.51pm

Long story short as possible...

Had a quite few interviews over the space of a few months.

Then last Thursday I got a call asking me to attend a second interview today so accepted as I really liked the role and its an awesome company.

However on Friday I was offered another job through a different agency I had also interviewed for which is a serious increase on current role as I recently qualified as an accountant last month and they were pushy as f*** for an answer so verbally accepted it as it was a decent role and the moolah is obviously really good.

Out of respect to the other recruiter, I went for the interview today and really liked it and it looks like I will be offered this job too based on feedback I just received and told I was the prime candidate and I think in my heart I prefer it as its more akin to my long term aspirations. (Money etc. is all the same if not better here as bonus is uncapped.)

Has anyone here declined a job offer after originally accepting it? I feel bad almost guilty but I need to make sure I am happy as this is a serious point in my career....thoughts?

No. Never agree to anything unless you mean it.
You agreed as this was, at the time, the best offer you'd had.
Don't feel guilty (nobodies died) but learn from this experience because one day it may well be you sitting the other side of the desk.

All the best in your new role.

 

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View Eagle Ray's Profile Eagle Ray Flag Loughborough 04 Mar 15 7.26pm Send a Private Message to Eagle Ray Add Eagle Ray as a friend

I did it myself a few years back. Until you've signed a contract you have every right to.

 


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View Mapletree's Profile Mapletree Flag Croydon 04 Mar 15 7.42pm Send a Private Message to Mapletree Add Mapletree as a friend

Yup, the point about the contract is the salient one. An oral acceptance could not really be said to be binding if you didn't have full disclosure of the details of the offer.

It's bad form to turn it down, maybe you can deflect the blame on the agency by saying you had only indicated an interest rather than a firm commitment. Or did you commit directly to the new employer?

If the first company has an HR person, try calling that person and explaining yourself and let him/her counsel you. They should be reasonably objective and help you decide between the two offers. It would also give them a chance to put forward any other factors that could make the original company the better of the two.

In the end it's your career, the company will get over not getting you much more easily than you will get over making the wrong choice.

Edited by Mapletree (04 Mar 2015 7.43pm)

 

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View TUX's Profile TUX Flag redhill 04 Mar 15 7.56pm Send a Private Message to TUX Add TUX as a friend

Quote Eagle Ray at 04 Mar 2015 7.26pm

I did it myself a few years back. Until you've signed a contract you have every right to.

The OP is talking about his guilt, not his 'rights'.


 

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View sitdownstandup's Profile sitdownstandup Flag 04 Mar 15 8.53pm Send a Private Message to sitdownstandup Add sitdownstandup as a friend

well, you could go to a job you sound like you won't enjoy and be miserable `while wondering what you missed out on or take the job you have your heart set on.
You'll probably be doing the employer a favour if you're honest with them and polite about your change of mind. I'm sure they'd rather have someone working for them whose heart was in the job and was happy and enthusiastic about working with them.

Edited by sitdownstandup (04 Mar 2015 8.54pm)

 


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View chris123's Profile chris123 Flag hove actually 04 Mar 15 9.26pm Send a Private Message to chris123 Add chris123 as a friend

I've had verbal job offers that did not materialise, either at all or on different terms - so as has been said upthread, there's nothing binding unless you're contracted.

 

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View PA's Profile PA Flag Bedfordshire 04 Mar 15 11.21pm Send a Private Message to PA Add PA as a friend

I was 2 days from starting a new job, when I got offered another job that I preferred. I took the job I preferred and they were happy I could start so quickly!

Do what's best for you. Companies will always do what's best for them.

 

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View lancseagle's Profile lancseagle Flag burnley 04 Mar 15 11.36pm Send a Private Message to lancseagle Add lancseagle as a friend

Quote GreenwichEagle at 04 Mar 2015 6.30pm

Hi there mate.

I run my own recruitment business so feel that I am well placed to be able to offer you some advice.

The absolute short answer is that you should be completely selfish when doing something so important such as moving into a new role and if (as you say) this role is just more jumping out at you as you just prefer it (even though you have verbally accepted another offer) then you should absolutely go for that one.

There is absolutely nothing law abiding at all in declining something you have accepted - obviously it will massively dent your personal reputation with that particular company but that's about all.

Good luck!

Spot on 100% it's the number 1 game if the boot was on the other foot they came across a more suitable applicant there wouldn't think twice. As long as things are done politely bridges won't be burnt IMO even reconsidering & then declining may not dent personal reputation probably enhance its showing & acting upon the courage of your convictions. I was previously registered with about 8 agencies & repeatedly turned down sporadic work when circumstances didn't fit & i always maintained a healthy relationship with them before finding full time employment its a dog eat dog world out there.


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imbored Flag UK 05 Mar 15 1.55am

Go with the job you want to take, rather than feeling obligated based on already accepting the other one. You'll always regret it otherwise.

 

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