Got offered a job but they want me to start in two days, and I still have another interview scheduled later this week. I don’t want to burn bridges either way. How do you handle timing like that?

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Two days is aggressive, any reasonable employer knows that. You can ask for a few more days to wrap things up without it being weird. If they won't budge at all, I guess you have to decide if the new job is worth burning the bridge. I wouldn't be thrilled about doing it if so. Demanding you start in 48 hours and not budging isn't starting off on the right foot.

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Yeah 48 hours isn’t that long. Your point is valid and I didn’t think of it this way!

If the offer that starts right away is a good fit for you, just take the job. The problem with waiting for an interview is you don't know how that will go, and it may take forever for them to give you an answer. If you really need a job, just start working.

Yeah I mean I may not even get the other job!

Tell them you have a previously scheduled engagement to attend and that you would appreciate if they can accommodate a later start date. Two days is unreasonable to handle your affairs, unless it was previously communicated that you could start right away; some employers do ask how soon you can start.

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