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Sure, you may burn a bridge at the company you just accepted the job with. There may be a few people there who you may also cross paths with down the line (it's a small industry) and they may still hold it against you. However, bottom line is nobody will EVER care about you and your career path more than you will. You need to look out for yourself first and not get caught up in appeasing people who probably won't be at your new company a year or two from now when they leave because they are looking out for themselves.
Don't worry about the agency as a larger entity. If there's one thing I've learned in this industry, it's that loyalty from the agency to the employees is non-existent. Save for when it serves their interests. You may stay there because you feel bad about leaving right after accepting the position. However, if they lay you off 8 months from now (because, advertising), you will certainly wish you had looked out for #1 now when you have a chance to write your own story.
At the end of the day, life is short and this industry is a massive grind. What's the point of working somewhere you don't really want to, regardless of what the reason is. If you do decide to leave, first make sure this other job is final final in writing, or you may end up unemployed and groveling for your old new job back (that would be interesting). Once it's final, speak with your manager/HR (I would schedule a meeting with them together) and just tell the truth. They may be unhappy, frustrated, etc., but if they are halfway decent human beings, they should respect your decision and wish you luck. They should also not burn any bridges. They never know when they may need your help in the future. Remember, small industry.
Good luck! Let us know what you decide and how it goes!
😬 you should do what’s best for you but you’ll be burning a bridge to the ground
That! ^ also Vayner will have no problem letting you go one day. They almost laid off 100 people in one day once.
Doesn't Gary say to take every opportunity?
A friend of mine did this 2 weeks into a new gig when unexpectedly she got an offer from the place she actually wanted but had lost hope she'd get in. She apologized to the new place profusely and explained it was an offer she could not say no to and what the opportunity meant to her. They tried to offer her more and convince her to stay because they really liked her but at the end of the day they couldn't compete with the opportunity the other shop offered in terms of client/account and breadth of scope. They told her she's always welcome to come back if she ever wants to and she thanked them for understanding and for the love they had shown her. They parted on great terms. I'm surprised people are so certain this equals burning a bridge. It happens more often than most realize and it's also all about how you approach it in the first place with your current new employer. Lastly, the first 90 days are a trial period usually. If you do get an offer (you might not, who knows yet), explain and be gracious about it and don't forget to still give two weeks notice as courtesy.
I work at Vayner and I honestly feel Gary would want you to do what’s best for you- no hard feelings! You do you.
Think of it like this:
What if you started working somewhere and a couple days in they let you go because the candidate they really wanted was available.
The point being the world is small. People remember, and while agencies and recruiters may suck at times, it does not mean that you should.
Unless the opportunity is amazing and worth burning a bridge, then you should do the right thing.
As much as I want to say look out for yourself, you need to be very careful with burning bridges... People could change companies and then warn others that you did that. In a way you come off as this “crappy person” even though you’re just trying to do you. I wouldn’t do it personally. But that’s just my gut instinct.
This happened to me and one of my subordinates. He blankly told me when he quit that this wasn't his first choice and he was waiting on a response from the other company... he was a good worker, and I was his friend and supervisor... we are still in touch today.
This is a bad move for a lot of reasons. First, if you used a recruiter and they were not aware you were going to do this they will likely never work with you again because as the employer you will be frustrated with the recruiter (or at least ask WTF). Second, it’s an immature move.
It’s all about honesty and when you take a job and don’t disclose the situation you are flat out lying. I’d rather have someone tell me the situation than hide it like a kid who doesn’t want to get in trouble.
This happened with an employee I hired at a previous agency. He stayed for a month and took another job. Honestly, he was a bad fit and it wasn’t working out so it was a relief he had quit, but if he had been doing well, that bridge definitely would’ve been burned with me and the rest of my team
Gary... pahahaha. Run as fast as you can.