killalou Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Anyone on the forum work with HR and knows the legality of accepting multiple job offer and then dropping them later on? Anyone know any tips and tricks for doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyzarius Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 why would you accept them? if they offer incentives those usually come with stipulations regarding how long you HAVE to work there to not pay them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killalou Posted April 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Because right now im not interested in the job positions per say im interested in options. I wanted to know the consequences (if any) of accepting a professional job offer then declining it later down the road for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cephirus Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 I suppose it depends on how far into the future. If you are intending to gain employment with said company and then just up and quit if another offer comes around, there is nothing illegal about that. It just does not necessarily look good. Some other companies down the road may not hire you because you may do it again. However, if you are simply inferring that you are just going to tell them you are thinking about it or whatever for an extended period of time, they will either just hire someone else, or perhaps simply accept it. They may put some sort of stipulation on it of course. As to the legality of it all, this is simply the US that I am speaking about. I am unfamiliar with other countries specific laws regarding such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Pretty much the only consequence is that you won't be able to use that company as a reference in the future. Depending on the field you are in that can mean pretty much nothing or you might have just pissed off like 45% of the money in a particular industry. You will learn very very quickly that big companies aren't run by people (regardless of how much the bosses would like to think they are in control), but money. The dollar doesn't know the meaning of the word forgiveness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapa Posted April 2, 2008 Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Illinois is an at-will state. You can quit anytime, company can fire at anytime. The practice of accepting multiple job offers, while waiting for the one you really want to come in, is without question, crappy to say the least. Legally, nothing an employer can do to you for saying after accepting that you have decided to "move out of state" or some other excuse to remove yourself from the job. The issue is, most likely you are applying for like minded jobs, I.T job at IBM, I.T job at Motorola, I.T job at Aon.. etc... Most of these HR folks get around SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management), if they find out you dupped a few of them they will most likely remember next time you are looking. So, if anything just try to delay signing the offer letters and give an excuse... should be good for a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killalou Posted April 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2008 Thanks guys, thats what I heard. Some companies but you on a "blacklist" on you might be screwed for future employment at said company. I also heard that the HR folk do talk to other companies about particular applicants so my name could be spread around in a bad way. *Sigh* I just want to be happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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