What If I Get a Better Offer After Accepting? | JobSearchTV.com
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
This is one of the great fears of employers AND people looking for work alike–you’ve accepted an offer and now ANOTHER firm makes an even better one. What should you do?
What You Should Do Before Accepting a Job Offer?
What if I get a better offer after accepting? What do I do? And it’s really pretty simple. I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. I’m a career coach. I’m hired to provide no BS career advice to people throughout the world.
And here’s what happens. Nothing. If you get a better offer, you have a decision to make as to whether or not you’re going to continue and start with your new employer or not. And in a time where companies are starting to rescind offers extended to people, you have to do what’s right for you, too, just like they are.
Now I know, that’s not what they want to hear. But I don’t really care. My advice is for you, as a person in the labor force. But you need to go through it meticulously to make sure it really is a better offer, not just simply in terms of salary, which you can go back to the first firm and talk with them about
“So I wasn’t out soliciting this, but a firm approached me about another job. And I’d interviewed with them, and I accepted yours. And now they’ve come back to me with a financial offer that’s better than yours and I’m tempted t,o be honest with you. And maybe they up the offer.
In addition, what happens if this offer arrives after you’ve started? I think the same logic applies. You have to figure out what serves you best. Now you’re gonna hurt people. You’re gonna hurt your manager who doesn’t deserve to be treated badly. However, they don’t make decisions in their organization. People nine levels up from them decide whether you get to live or die. It’s like, you know, the Roman Colosseum. So it’s like DIE!
So understand, you’re the chairman of the board of your own corporation. You’ve got shareholders–your wife, husband, partner, the kids, the dogs, the cats, whoever, there are people that are part of your board of directors, and they are your shareholders along with yourself. You have to decide what’s right for you.
I know when I did recruiting, there were times where I said to people, you know, you’ve got a great job and what’s it worth to you to not have to commute anymore, to be home and be able to barbecue during the summer. And for some people, even though the money was a little bit less than what their New York City employer was prepared to pay, they didn’t have to spend two and a half hours each day commuting. And they could be home in 20 minutes and spend some time with their family.
Again, lots to consider. But there’s nothing legal that they can do. They can’t sue you. They’re not going to come to your home and yell at you. They’re going to be disappointed and hurt and may escort you out the door pretty quickly. But you have to do what’s right for you and your particular needs, just like they do on their side. Again, not what employers want me to say, but it is the truth.
Deciding Between Multiple Job Offers
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i have already vebrally accepted the offer from new company. then current company wanted to retain me and then have my salary raised (higher than the offer from new company).
i havent signed the offer/contract from new company yet, but the HR said he would be preparing the contract these days.
would it be still unprofessional/ inappropriate to approach new company to consider offering me a matching offer in this situation ?
thanks
Unprofessional is a term used to control peoples’ behavior so they are compliant and feel guilty looking out for themselves and their interests, just like companies do. Before you ask the new company to match what your current firm did, I want you to do several things. The first is to write down all the reasons why you decided to look for a new job. Make the list as long as you need. Think about the list for an hour. Then, see how many of those things have been remedied by their counteroffer. Then make the decision as to whether you should stay neither your current firm or leave if the new company doesn’t increase or match the offer. Make that Decision before you ask for more. Good luck