What to do??...

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I've got a job offer at an Endoscopy center with great hours (mon-fri; 7-3) no weekends;no holidays! I have until tmrw to make a choice!

However I have another interview at a hospital working straight nights (my #1 choice) but it's not till next week! It's not a guarantee that I'll get the position though... So what should I do about the job offer? My husband is telling me to take their offer & just quit once I get the other job, but I don't want to burn any bridges or upset them in case I want to apply there again in the future!...

If I do take the offer & end up getting the night position as well... How would I tell them I no longer want to work there?...

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Accept the job offer that has been firmly extended to you. Although you want the night shift position, it has not been offered to you, so it is not a sure thing.

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Why are you being forced to accept the clinic job? That does feel right.

Agree with hubby. If something better comes along.... take it. You are projecting too far into the future.. it will paralyze you.

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If I do take the offer & end up getting the night position as well... How would I tell them I no longer want to work there?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
If I do take the offer & end up getting the night position as well... How would I tell them I no longer want to work there?
Just submit a two-week notice of resignation to the manager(s) at the clinic. Be sure to thank them for the opportunity.
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I think I am going to turn down the offer and hope for the best. Sounds stupid, but I really hate to quit after 2 weeks. It looks really bad on my part. I am also going to tell them the truth on why I am rejecting the offer and hopefully they will understand and extend more time for me to think lol

Would telling them about the other job be a bad idea?

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Are you a new grad? Sounds like a tough choice I also wouldn't want to quit so soon after working if I were to be offered a different job. I tend to over think things there's a chance you might not be offered the hospital job. And what if you decline this offer and don't get hired by the hospital. That would mean more time without a paycheck. But also you don't want to take a job if you're not going to be happy there.

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Not a new grad

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Specializes in Oncology.

Why can't you tell the endo job that you need another week to decide because you have a pending offer and you want to be able to fully decide when comparing both offers?

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They've already given me three days to "decide."

But it doesn't matter now, I just declined the position without a guarantee at the hospital! I'll just have to hope for the best. I will kick myself if I get neither!

Thanks for all the posts/advice. I'll update you guys on here!!

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Specializes in hospice.

You know that old saying, "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?" I sincerely hope you don't end up regretting this. Hopefully you'll get the hospital job and this will end up being a great story you tell your grandkids about how taking chances pays off.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Never a good idea to refuse an actual offer for the potential of an offer. You may get lucky but on the whole this was a foolish gamble. There is ALWAYS a probation period at the beginning of any job in which in either party can say "this is not a good fit" and part ways amicably. The two weeks would not have been bad. They would most likely not have let you work the two weeks out, as you would not have been really up to speed enough to be useful to them anyway, and you would have been able to start immediately with the hospital job. Giving two weeks at the beginning of a new job looks far less bad than a period of unemployment.

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