I accepted a job at a big agency as a Sr. CW and signed my contract. The next day someone from that same office reached out about an ACD position (obviously didn’t know I was already joining)...

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...the ACD position would be preferred since it’s much more $, but how would I even begin to explain this situation to them? Can I ask them to reconsider me for the ACD position without losing my Sr. gig? This is such a weird situation to be in.

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Make sure the ACD offer isn’t from an external recruiter.

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Ask flat out. This happened to me and I got the higher salary and title

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How long have you been senior? Or is this new contract a promotion from mid-level to senior?

Sounds like a mess. And would be a big red flag to me. If communication is this bad, that the recruiting team is not using basic candidate tracking tools, and that people are reaching out to you after an offer is signed...YIKES.

So I guess we know this didn’t happen at Argonaut. Or if it did...it just got a third level more embarrassing.

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