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Co A would drop you in a heartbeat if it helped their bottom line. It’s just business. Professionals will respect it, toxic environments will fume over it.
There’s no crying in baseball, kids.
I’ve reneged on biglaw firms and companies, like other person said you’re just a cog in the wheel for them. Take the best decision for you.
Not scandalous. You’d probably be burning a bridge with Company A. Depending on industry, location, market reach, overlap between Companies A and B, and probably other factors you’re in the best place to identify, burning that bridge may have no impact whatsoever on your career or it may make things a little more difficult for a while. Are they direct competitors in a niche industry with a revolving door between the two? Are they in different industry sectors with different market reach and no overlap whatsoever?
As the other commenters said, you have to do what’s best for you. They’re both businesses and would replace you if they felt it was best for them.
This has happened to me. I didn’t lose sleep over it, or start a long-running campaign to ruin anyones career. Can’t even remember names at this point.
Receiving end multiple times. No biggie.
I agree with most of the posters. While not completely relevant, after law school I took a judicial clerkship. About 3 months after I started, I was asked to join a small in-house team for a very well known non-profit. I knew it was very hard to get an in-house position and I also knew in-house was where I wanted to be; I did not want to work for a law firm. So against the advice of everyone, I quit the judge and accepted the in-house position. It was the best decision for me & 20 years later I don’t have any regrets. If your gut is telling you that Company B is where you see yourself, then you need to do what’s right for you.
I wouldn’t feel good about doing that to an employer. I recognize that won’t be the majority view, and I’m okay with that. I’m not trying to convince anyone.
I’d feel like I reneged on my word and that doing so may have harmed my prospective employer (assuming they cut other qualified candidates loose). Particularly since your preference isn’t a strong one.
Why didn’t you tell company B you had an offer and deadline from company A?
So I was in the same situation and my company B was a fortune 10 - they were able to move and give me an offer in 4 days. Although the offer was verbal took a few extra days to get the paperwork. If they couldn’t move for you they aren’t sure about you and that’s not the place I want to be