Help. After searching for a job for months, I finally had an interview and was offered a position immediately after the interview. After not receiving any responses for months, I accepted the job offer without really thinking it over. The next day, I saw a position much closer to me and sent my resume. 1/2

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No. You do what’s best for you! Though you may want to finesse that rejection a bit to the first firm.

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To my surprise, they contacted me for an interview. I was honest and told them I had an offer but was interested. I've never been in this position before and am really torn. The pay is the same and the second job is much closer to me and is an 8 hour day as opposed to as 9 hour day. Is it unethical to decline the first job after accepting the offer if it comes to that?

Not unethical. Go for it!

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