I just got an offer from a company that I have mixed feelings about. Team seems great but Glassdoor reviews, not so much. I’m currently interviewing with a couple of other companies that are amazing and would be my too choices. However, I’m very early in the process so it will probably take a month or so to get to the offer stage with them. I don’t want to fall between two chairs for not taking this offer and then not getting any from other companies. What should I do? Best strategy?

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I’d work with both companies. Tell the company that gave you the offer you need some time to consider it and do some math in your head to make sure it makes sense for you and tell the other company that you’ve got an offer but you’d rather work for them and see if they offer to speed up the process.

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Agree with this one. One thing I would add is if the company that made an offer is large, then it’s possible your team is great and other teams there aren’t. If your work is siloed to your team you might have a great experience there. Same idea if it’s one of many office locations

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Try also to ask questions here about the mixed feeling company... I strongly believe when a Comoany has many many bad ratings on Glassdoor is most of the time a red flag

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Also - did you ask them to address the Glassdoor reviews? A lot might have changes since they were written.

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Agree with asking about the Glassdoor reviews. Look to understand when those reviews happened, what they’ve done about them and what they plan to do with their employee brand on third party sites like Glassdoor.

Everybody has their price, but for me no job can pay enough to offset a bad environment.

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Also, I've consistently regretted joining companies with mixed Glassdoor reviews. The bad reviews are right.

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Bird in the hand is usually better better two in the bush. There are a couole of questions to decide how to best act

1. What is your current job situation? Out of work, comfortable but looking for whats next? If you're moving from a good place to one with questionable reviews this is a red flag and you should seek to address before switching.

2. Is the company where you have offer from in an industry you're specialized in?

If not, and assuming the switch vs current situation is preferable, I would personally take the job offer, run the other two through to see if they come to fruition (do not tell them anything though) and also use any time with new company to gauge the culture with them. If the better job comes up, jump ship over and just burn the bridge forever with the first company.

If there is a possibility you may interact with company #1 again in any capacity this is a risky strategy, but let's you retain the bird in the hand.

The current job market is shaky and offers can be reminded as well as jobs pulled without warning, evaluate your options and move decisively.

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