Backing out could certainly spike your chances of getting a job with the jilted company in the future, but unless your in a tiny field where everyone knows ever

Backing out could certainly spike your chances of getting a job with the jilted company in the future, but unless your in a tiny field where everyone knows everyone, no one else will know. Just don't list that company on you're resume. On the ethics debate, all I'll say is it reminds me of 'The Shining' where Jack, as he's working himself up to kill his wife, argues that her suggestion to leave the hotel is an ethical no-no because his employers have placed their trust in him. "Do you have any idea what a moral or ethical principal is?" -- Jack Torrance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnmwACXvBg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnmwACXvBg -G