Can I Back Out of a Job Offer Without Burning Bridges? Seeking Advice on Potential Consequences

Hi,

I have recently got a job in an MNC in a very far location (South) from my native place (North). After receiving the offer letter, they asked for an acceptance of the offer in an email within 2 days (not signed any document), which I did. My Date of Joining (DOJ) is in July, and I have not yet submitted any documents.

Now, I have another offer from another company, much better in terms of compensation and in my native place. I would like to know if I can reject the offer letter of the previous company now? What will be its repercussion? I have heard that companies blacklist you in case you reject the offer. Please help me, as I don't want this to happen.

Also, I wanted to add that I would like to intimate the company well in advance of me not being able to join.

Regards

Dear Saurabh,

The company has given you an offer to join, and you have accepted. The offer can be canceled by both parties. Be ethical and discuss with them genuinely about your situation well in advance so that they do not face much difficulty in searching for another candidate. Always keep your door open; you never know what will happen in the future, "Choti si duniya."

Yes, I agree with Shaikh. You have all the rights to reject a company offer, but at the same time, be genuine. Please inform the company and tell them the real facts so that they can consider another candidate for that position. Don't delay. Don't tell them at the last minute.

Hi Saurabh,

I agree with Shaikh Abedeen & Balaji's comments. What they said is exactly true. Inform them at the earliest since your joining time is in July. Don't make them wait for you until July, and at the end, tell them the fact!

Better inform them now calmly, which would be helpful for both you and the company. If you are honest in your ways, nothing will harm you in your life. I mean to say if you inform them honestly, it won't lead to blacklisting and all!

Regards,

Sona
HR Manager

Hello Saurabh.1986,

Yours is a classic case of creating a situation and then going about resolving it.

I know this might hurt you, but you need to realize this.

When you very well know that you want to stay closer to home [nothing wrong in that, mind you], then why did you even begin the whole process?

As far as you are concerned, it's just another interview and an offer. But from the company's point of view—any company, anywhere on the face of the Earth, mind you—do you realize how much time, effort, and obviously expense this would have entailed: all because you just wanted to get some interview experience at someone else's expense?

Having said this, let me also mention that you are still far better than quite a few others who don't even think they have to convey their regret to the company, let alone 'well in advance.'

Just go ahead and inform them ASAP—let not the HR guy/gal take the brunt from his/her technical head for losing you—whether you agree/understand it or not, that's what usually happens.

All the best in your new job.

Regards,

TS