There are no particular ethical or legal issues involved in turning down an offer after accepting it, although you have burned your bridges with that company. (

There are no particular ethical or legal issues involved in turning down an offer after accepting it, although you have burned your bridges with that company. (IANAL) It goes both ways. Companies occasionally rescind offers and usually there is nothing you can do about it. From the employer's point of view it is annoying to have someone not show up. It has happened to me. You just live with it.