Ask HN: Declining the job offer after accepting

Re:Ask HN: Declining the job offer after accepting by elmerfud on Friday June 23, 2017 @04:14PM (#14622389)

Don't worry about it. You won't be the first nor the last person who changes their mind on a job change, and I promise they have had it happen before. To retract your acceptance you should just need to terse but professional. The general format would be:

- A sentence indicating you're withdrawing your acceptance of the offer.

- One or two sentences explaining you have an unforeseen unique opportunity. No need for great detail.

- One or two sentences thanking them for their consideration, and hope for future opportunities together.

That's really all there is to it. A professional company that values it's people will understand that these things happen in life and will not hold any thing against you.

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Re:Ask HN: Declining the job offer after accepting by jlarocco on Friday June 23, 2017 @07:20PM (#14623478)

And don't wait around too long. Try to send the email as soon as you know for sure you're not taking the job, so that they can get back to searching and don't spend too much time and resources getting ready for you.

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Re:Ask HN: Declining the job offer after accepting by zhte415 on Saturday June 24, 2017 @01:41AM (#14624517)

And tell them you're letting them know you're conscious of their efforts and are informing them ASAP.

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Re:Ask HN: Declining the job offer after accepting by CodeWriter23 on Friday June 23, 2017 @05:49PM (#14623045)

That's all there is to it, except for any contractual obligations the employee may have signed on for.

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