Hi all, would like some advice from people who’ve been through this situation / HR professionals please.
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Signed an offer letter few weeks back (kinda got pressured into signing by HR who only gave 2 working days to consider), was interviewing with other companies back then too.
Just received an offer for a role that is more aligned to career interests.
Thought thru it, feel v bad to HR & hiring manager as I think they’d be angry (from my interactions with them); want to renege signed offer but not sure if there’d be any legal implications? Appreciate any advice please.
Thank you very much.
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Netizens’ comments
- employer-employee relationship doesn’t start until your first day, so no problems on that front
in theory, you’re liable for reasonable expenses they may have incurred in preparing for your joining them. practically speaking, they can’t do anything to you since (I’m guessing) it’s a relatively low-level role, so any losses they might have suffered will be minimal
tl;dr: just rescind your acceptance and go with the better offer - Will burn the bridge but that is the end of it. Just think of the ppl that were fired recently overnight by email. corporations don’t give a shit if they don’t get money out of it dude
- Hello there! Current HR person here whose seen many cases like this. Usually no penalties or implications unless they specifically brought you through any clause that mentions a payment or penalty if you don’t start.
As long as you inform before you start work, all is fine. Wishing you well in your career journey! - Just be polite and email them you pull out and receive a better offer. In the future, if you thinking of joining them the chances are lower.
- I once backed out of a signed offer 1 week before joining the company. Didn’t felt right after I signed the offer and much pondering. Bridges burnt for sure, both with the company and recruitment firm. Guess I won’t be joining the said company in any capacity or hearing from the same recruitment firm thereafter. Other than that, I continued to progress with my career. And guess what… the company closed down after a few years.
- Absolutely no legal implications- they would blow up / threaten to “black list” you and a ton of such BS – drop them an email, cc HR, the hiring manager etc and firmly let them know this is your final decision ( dont have to mention any reason ) – all the best !