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ngdawg · 05-08-2006, 10:39 AM

More than once I have been in the situation where I'd accepted a job and then was offered another. One time I was offered two different jobs the same day, within 10 minutes of each other. Pay rate was the same, distance identical-I took the first offer.
I've also been offered a job within two weeks of taking another. Felt bad, but I left the first one(it was near Christmas and I got some nice gifts and even a small bonus, even though I'd only been there 19 days).
Unless you have some sort of hard to find skill, never feel so obligated to one place that you would stop looking. You ARE expendable and replaceable.
Courtesy would be to give at least 10 days notice-you don't want to burn bridges.
Once settled into a job, don't stop 'looking'. Missed opportunities are just that. Whenever a job comes your way, look into it, no matter how happily employed you might be.It's a lot easier to tell 10 people 'no', then hope you get to tell just one 'yes'.

05-08-2006, 10:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	More than once I have been in the situation where I'd accepted a job and then was offered another. One time I was offered two different jobs the same day, within 10 minutes of each other. Pay rate was the same, distance identical-I took the first offer. I've also been offered a job within two weeks of taking another. Felt bad, but I left the first one(it was near Christmas and I got some nice gifts and even a small bonus, even though I'd only been there 19 days). Unless you have some sort of hard to find skill, never feel so obligated to one place that you would stop looking. You ARE expendable and replaceable. Courtesy would be to give at least 10 days notice-you don't want to burn bridges. Once settled into a job, don't stop 'looking'. Missed opportunities are just that. Whenever a job comes your way, look into it, no matter how happily employed you might be.It's a lot easier to tell 10 people 'no', then hope you get to tell just one 'yes'. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.