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I know a lot of people who have “accepted” exploding offers but then just keep interviewing and will try to renegotiate or just reneg if they get a better one.
by opportune 6y ago
I know a lot of people who have “accepted” exploding offers but then just keep interviewing and will try to renegotiate or just reneg if they get a better one.
- naberhausj 6y ago"Let your 'yes' be 'yes' and your 'no' be 'no'" I would personally feel uncomfortable doing this as would a lot of the people I know.
- ghaff 6y agoI know you sometimes gotta do what you gotta do. But word of reneging will get around and it could come back to bite you some day. I likely wouldn't unless the company was really being unreasonable and wouldn't budge (and that should probably give you second thoughts) and you have another hot lead that you'd really prefer if it came through.
- opportune 6y agoI agree I wouldn’t do this. I wouldn’t actually feel bad doing this if my offer were exploding but I would worry about burning bridges. Most of the people I know who were doing this were new grads
- user5994461 6y agoIndeed, the employee can give 1 day notice during the first month, by law in the UK. Exploding offers are the least of the problems as a candidate.
- draw_down 6y agoThat does seem like the correct strategy in such a scenario. It’s unethical to try to use your leverage to force people into working for you, so you reap what you sow.