Renege on offer or quit within months
Both are frowned upon & should be avoided if possible. But out of the 2 options which is worse/more reprehensible & more likely to burn the bridges? EDIT: Any managers here ? Would especially like to hear about your take on this.
Quit because it isn't a good fit.
Renege is worse. You accept, then pull back without even seeing what could have happened. If you quit within 1-3 months, it could just be the recruiter and hiring manager lied to your face about the roles/responsibilities. My spouse quit after day 1 for a part time job, because the manager said WFH is flexible. On the first day the manager said, "sorry, not for X months and only after getting SVP approval." Spouse said fuck you and quit on the spot.
Looks better for candidate != better for employer Hiring manager will always prefer renege over the two
If it's Google? Honestly? Pick which ever option is most likely to screw the recruiter. Otherwise: 1-3 months: the hiring manager sucks 6 months: you suck 12+ months: bad fit
I'd much better you renege than quit within the first 1-3 months after investing time and effort on training you. It also allows me to get to a new hire faster as well.
Quitting after starting is much worse. You've wasted much more of my time and budget. In that timeframe, my available head count may have gone away,.too.
Quitting makes the manager look really bad and can affect their reviews. Don't screw someone who hasn't done shit to you. Renege is best.
Quitting is worse, you've wasted so many company resources for no reason
You don’t owe the hiring manager anything. In the tech industry we create technology that uses other people, and our higher ups use us to make that happen. Look out only for yourself, and move along when a better offer comes, even if it’s within three months. In fact after you accept the job, don’t update your LinkedIn profile for the first three months and see if you can get anything better. Remember that in a recession, they won’t hesitate fire your ass even if you’ve been there for less than a year.
Quit, you screw us all over by creating distrust in the industry, so I vote renege, which is by far the more decent thing to do
Oracle, there is enough distrust in the industry as is. Oracle doesn’t have a great reputation of treating its employees right.
Make a family / personal related excuse and don’t join in the first place