FIAnalyst Wrote:
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> nolabird032 Wrote:
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> > I reneged once. I’d accepted a job, and when I
> > told my current employer, I was unexpectedly
> > countered for a better job and better $$. Def
> > made the right decision although I didn’t make
> any
> > friends. I was going through a headhunter and
> he
> > was super POed, but must have got over it
> because
> > he called me a couple of years later to follow
> up
> > and see if I was still happy in my job
> (apparently
> > he had some openings he thought I’d like, but I
> > wasn’t interested).
>
>
> I dont really view this as reneging. Thats part of
> the game. Every firm knows it.
>
> People shouldn’t really be upset if you accept a
> counter offer that is better than they can offer.
> Not saying people won’t be upset about it, but
> most senior people in this industry know thats how
> things work.
That’s exactly what I told the recruiter, but he went on and on about how they already sent me the paperwork, how I was committed and he’s never had a client renege before. It was a position at a highly respected endowment fund and I think they were a bit taken back by the fact that someone would even consider not taking a job with them.