How bad is it to job hop? How can I prevent burning bridges when I do?

I accepted an offer as a recruiting manager a month ago and I’m supposed to start training on Monday. However I finally received an offer from a start up tech company and the salary is double my offer. Plus the work culture is awesome. I’m an idiot if I say no.

I know I’m supposed to do what’s best for me, but I really like the first company and kinda feel bad for messing them up and leaving them without a manager.

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You are in recruiting. You know how this works and what happens when someone who accepted an offer declines right before starting.

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Most likely Blacklisted

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Double salary, means you just go. It’s business. Unless the company cultures are significantly different & you like the lower paying option.

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Also true

Good news is you’re empathetic. Bad news is your current firm is gonna be without you because you better take that new offer

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Go for it. Double salary + good culture is something you can’t give up. Think about it this way - there’s nothing stopping the company you’ve accepted your offer with to lay you off within a month due to “business reasons”. Similarly, there’s nothing stopping you from accepting another offer due to your own reasons. There’s no “loyalty” so I would go for the better offer

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Thank you !

In Covid time especially I imagine companies will be quite forgiving about job hopping and weird gaps

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You've only been there a month. Leave it off your resume and accept that dream job.

Resume only includes relevant experience. Its not supposed to be complex list of everything you've ever done. If needed companies will have you fill out a form to get complete employment history. As a senior manager you should know that 😏

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