Job Offer, need advice

[brownm27]

Hi all,

I recently verbally accepted a position at a big hospital. We went over my job description, pay, schedule and benefits and I received an email with the job offer without all the details.  Next, I went through and started the background check, had a drug screening, set up an occupational medicine appt, and got my new employee login for the hospital. I have my orientation start date as well. The offer letter was supposed to come 2 business days later, but it has been 4 business days. I understand covid is delaying processes, but I need to give my current employer my resignation by the end of this week. My second dilemma is that another hospital offered me two separate positions and wants an answer by tomorrow. I want the first job I verbally committed to, but do not want to be in a position where I lose it and am back to square one. Any advice?  

[pazos]

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[TriciaJ, RN]

Call the place  where you're planning to work and tell them just what you told us here.  "I have two other offers and I need to do the right thing and turn them down promptly.  I just need assurance that I do have the position here so I'm not left in the lurch."

Maybe they could email your offer letter so you could have something in writing right away.

Good luck.

[Chickenlady]

Call them, it is reasonable for you to have the offer in writing before you resign your other position. 

I'd tell them that I really wanted the job, and to be fair to my current employer, I need to give them X amount of notice.  If I don't have an offer letter by X time, I will have to delay my start date with you. 

[HiddencatBSN, BSN]

Agree to call and say that you haven’t received your offer letter yet. I’ve always gotten them via email in addition to a hard copy and if they typically do paper only, with COVID they might be willing to email you a copy to print and sign.

[Peachpit]

Agree with all the other posters..call HR and tell them you need the offer letter so you can move forward with resigning from your current employer and if something has changed you need to know as you do have other offers on the table. If they don't respond, move forward with one of the other offers. 

I feel for you as this seems to be a theme w/HR..difficult to reach, slow/no response....no one who has been offered a job with all the expectations it holds should be subjected to having to ask/"beg" for the potential employer to hold up their end of the deal..yet, sadly, it seems to be the normal rather than the exception - even before Covid. Professionalism and respect of time should flow both ways.