I enthusiastically told the interviewer yesterday that I could start 'ASAP' and they took me at my word. An offer came today for a Monday start, but the contract has terms I want to understand better. Do you think they'd be offended if I asked them if I could wait until Wednesday to start? I don't want to seem flaky, but I also don't want to sign blindly.

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I think that's reasonable. It's not like you're asking to wait a week, two days is not a big deal. The worst thing will say is no and then you can make your decision with that information.

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To be honest, you should have reviewed the terms before accepting the offer. You can tell them you want two days to think about it, but that may not go over well as it seems to indicate you may not be accepting the offer after all. You might want to be careful with that, it's not a great way to start out at a new job.

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Where did they say they accepted the offer? Saying you can start asap is a common response to a common interview question

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Uh just run it thru AI

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I think that it’s reasonable to tell them that you need a few days to review the contract before you sign.

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Yeah feel like you can get this summarized very quickly and make a determination

I don't think that is unreasonable at all. They should be understanding of needing a couple days to read over everything. I would just ask and see what they say.

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