Should I renege on (unknown company)?

Amazon / Eng
TinyRobot

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TinyRobot
Nov 1, 2019 12 Comments

I recently received an offer with (insert unknown company name here), and my offer deadline is next week. However, I also have upcoming onsite interviews with highly prestigious FAANG / similar companies - for teams that I find incredibly exciting. If I had those other offers, I would accept them in a heartbeat. However, my Dad always told me "a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" -- meaning a good thing is better than an uncertain great thing. So, I'm thinking of accepting my existing offer and reneging if I can't get the other offers. My start-date is far enough away that I would have interviewed onsite with the companies at least a week prior to my start-date.

Would you recommend reneging in my situation?

Honestly, I'd be fine with getting blacklisted from the company; it's a company that most people shy away from.

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  • Take the offer and if FAANG shows up with better numbers, leave the no-name place
    Nov 1, 2019 0
  • Amazon
    EAmU04

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    EAmU04
    I’m in the same exact boat and have accepted the 1st offer. I’ve already received verbal offer from 2nd company and planning to renege on 1st as soon as negotiations are final. It’s distrustful but you have to do what’s best for you.
    Nov 1, 2019 0
  • Uber
    😈grep

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    😈grep
    Why can’t you push our your deadline? Note that you’re not not doing the wrong thing to the company but also folks who were on your loop who in the future you may intersect paths with again. Be honest and most recruiters are understanding. If not yeah do what you outlined above.
    Nov 2, 2019 4
    • Uber
      😈grep

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      😈grep
      Yeah in that case you should be fine reneging if they’re pushing you to a deadline :)
      Nov 2, 2019
    • Oath
      Miasma

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      Miasma
      They might have other candidates that have passed the interviews, and OP is first but not last. If they give him more time they might lose all candidates, hence the rush. Just speculating, of course.
      Nov 2, 2019
  • Personally I don’t like reneging, I just tell them to push the deadline until after the other interviews.
    Nov 4, 2019 1
  • Uber
    48.77

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    48.77
    If Albertsons, then cancel all other interviews.
    Nov 5, 2019 0