I Accepted A Job Offer, But Then Received A Much Better One Two Weeks Later. What Should I Do?
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I Accepted A Job Offer, But Then Received A Much Better One Two Weeks Later. What Should I Do?
Getting a job in the Kenyan market is not an easy task. When you are therefore able to secure a job, you take it with both arms, just to enable you to at least get by and improve on your skills. However, what happens when you receive a job offer, and a few weeks later receive an even better one from a different company? Do you go with the first job offer just to stay loyal and hopefully get promoted soon enough, or do you go with the second?
Lucy is facing a similar situation and is not sure how she should handle it.
Here is her story:
I graduated with a diploma in Sales & Marketing from the Kenya Institute of Management in 2016. After two years of making numerous job applications and attending interviews, I was informed of a company that was looking to hire individuals in my area of specialization. Although I was on the verge of giving up on job searching, I decided to give this a try.
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Two weeks later, I was invited for an interview. I ended up attending two interviews and when I passed those, was invited to start training. The training took two weeks and after that, we had a two-week break. During the break, I received another interview invite from a different company I had applied to a while back.
As I was off duty on the first job, I decided to attend the interview and weigh my options in terms of what would be a good fit for me.
I attended the interview and subsequently received a job offer for this position too. The second job offer I received is better than the first, and this has left me confused.
I am yet to report to any of the companies. I do not know what to do especially because I accepted both offers, but can only work in one of the companies.
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I realize that I have a tough decision to make, and one that is really confusing even for me. If I go back on my acceptance of the first job offer I received and even attended training, will my reputation be damaged?
Please help.”
What would your advice to Lucy be?
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