[TXgurl]

Hi, everyone, I’ve accepted an offer from a local public firm, making 8k more than my current job. I worked for a small CPA firm for 15 years in another city. I relocated and I am now controller of a small non-profit. Having passed the exam, I was a little too eager to move on. I would like a better job, I’m bored with the current job, and I’ve pretty much done all that I can do here.

In the offer letter, it specified that they would pay half of my health insurance. My current job pays all benefits. After signing off on the offer letter, I realized that my take-home may be very close to my current job, after deducting the health insurance. I am 50+ in age, and health insurance rates are now tied to your age. Too bad I did not know the rates ahead of time. I should have made my acceptance contingent on the health insurance amount, but I am really rusty in this game of job offers.

So now I would like to bail out of the new job, but I’m not sure how that works. Am I obligated in taking the new job, if I signed an offer letter?

REG 75
FAR 88
AUDIT 82
BEC 74, 12/4/2013 84 Thank You Lord Jesus !!!

[Anonymous]

TXgurl – you are not obligated to take a job because of an offer letter. Call the new job and tell them you have changed your mind. They may send you a second offer for more money or cover more of your insurance premium.

Out of curiosity, have you put in your notice at your current job? If not, there is no harm in rejecting the offer and keeping your current job.

[Anonymous]

TXgurl – you are not obligated to take a job because of an offer letter. Call the new job and tell them you have changed your mind. They may send you a second offer for more money or cover more of your insurance premium.

Out of curiosity, have you put in your notice at your current job? If not, there is no harm in rejecting the offer and keeping your current job.

[TXgurl]

No, I have not put in my notice – once I realized that I had serious second thoughts about the new job, I held off on submitting notice at my current job.

@auslaf – thanks for the reply!

REG 75
FAR 88
AUDIT 82
BEC 74, 12/4/2013 84 Thank You Lord Jesus !!!

[TXgurl]

No, I have not put in my notice – once I realized that I had serious second thoughts about the new job, I held off on submitting notice at my current job.

@auslaf – thanks for the reply!

REG 75
FAR 88
AUDIT 82
BEC 74, 12/4/2013 84 Thank You Lord Jesus !!!

[Anonymous]

My concern was also if you'd already put in notice…because going back on an offer is a lot easier than convincing an employer to take you back and think you're loyal! 😉 Given that you haven't put in your notice, you're free to refuse. There would be a remote possibility that they would put binding language in your offer letter, but I doubt it would hold up in court even if they did.

[Anonymous]

My concern was also if you'd already put in notice…because going back on an offer is a lot easier than convincing an employer to take you back and think you're loyal! 😉 Given that you haven't put in your notice, you're free to refuse. There would be a remote possibility that they would put binding language in your offer letter, but I doubt it would hold up in court even if they did.

[TXgurl]

Wow Lilla you got licensed ! Congratulations! That's awesome.

No, I would be in a VERY difficult position if I had already given notice, and decided not take the new job. What would I say to my current boss “oh wait just kidding” ?

Thanks, Lilla

REG 75
FAR 88
AUDIT 82
BEC 74, 12/4/2013 84 Thank You Lord Jesus !!!

[TXgurl]

Wow Lilla you got licensed ! Congratulations! That's awesome.

No, I would be in a VERY difficult position if I had already given notice, and decided not take the new job. What would I say to my current boss “oh wait just kidding” ?

Thanks, Lilla

REG 75
FAR 88
AUDIT 82
BEC 74, 12/4/2013 84 Thank You Lord Jesus !!!

[Anonymous]

Good for you for not putting in your notice at your current job. It takes a lot of guts to say no to an offer. A lot of people get caught up in the excitement of it all and end up in not so great jobs.

[Anonymous]

Good for you for not putting in your notice at your current job. It takes a lot of guts to say no to an offer. A lot of people get caught up in the excitement of it all and end up in not so great jobs.

[Author]

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