I have rejected a verbal offer from a startup in January bcs I stopped my job search. I started my job search again in April and applied for a few companies. They reached back in April and my other results were in pipeline so I accepted the offer and signed it. They are offering me good TC over my current salary. Now I have received the confirmation from my other processes and I want to join that. It is my dream location and TC is also good. I am in dilemma, how to refuse the startup again. I am feeling very guilty. Please suggest how do I go about it. #tech #meta #faang #product #pm #google #jobcase #startup #offer #tech #career
Tell a good story, talk about location and much much higher comp (even if that’s not the case). You WILL burn a Bridge, but you can’t take a less than ideal job to just avoid doing that. It’s a bit of being between a rock and hard place, this is why you never accept until all the results are in.
You can say you have to reject the offer for personal reasons/or you got another offer that aligns better with your career goals. Worst case you burn bridges, if you feel bad don't do it in the future. Maybe time interviews in the order of the companies you would like to join. I would be happier to have a smaller tc than reneging on a signed offer.