AIBU to attend another interview after verbally accepting a different job?

I had this recently (accepted a job offer with and then was immediately offered another interview and got the job). I think it's fine as long as you allow plenty of time in withdrawing/ accepting the new offer.

In my case, luckily there wasn't much of a delay in the offer and hr stage and I was able to have a conversation with the original job I was offered and explain the situation and they were really understanding, there were around two weeks before my start date so I didn't feel too bad.

Someone at my current work however, interviewed for a role in our team as an internal candidate, got the job, was due to start and on the Friday before her start date, called our director to withdraw as she had accepted another role within the organisation. With a team that works very closely with ours! That definitely created a lot of tension!

Go for the interview, you do what’s best for you. I’ve turned down 3 job offers I’ve accepted in the past and although disappointing for the hiring manager it’s not the end of the world, one of them contacted me 2 years later and asked if I might be interested again

Until contract is signed, you have nothing.

I think this puts you in a great position, when you go to the new interview and they ask if you have any questions, you can ask ‘are you able to let me know how quickly I’d hear if I got the job, as I have another job offer, but this post would be my preference so I’d prefer to let them know asap if I am successful today’.

Yes. Why not.

Put it this way - many employers would not think twice if a better candidate popped up.

I nearly did this once. I was offered a job and then I was invited to interview for a job that was closer to home, more money etc. I initially turned it down because a recruiter told me not to. Then I thought “what am I doing?” and rang them back within half an hour to say I’ll go. Went to the first interview and loved the place and boss was great. Asked me back for a second and I walked out of there with a job offer! I took that job and never looked back.

She did say it's the same company "as the job offer and my current job"

I think you should talk to the HR department at the new company and be 100% honest about the whole situation. Then interview for your ideal job while keeping the other one verbally on hold while the company makes a decision on who to offer your ideal job to. Hopefully they can make sure you don't lose the other job offer in the meantime. Best of luck!!

Do what you like, they could still withdraw the offer right up until you sign the contract.

Doesn't your company have an HR department who manages the internal recruitment processes?

You have a job in a company, have been offered another in the same company which you have verbally accepted and you have been offered yet another interview again in the same company?

Company sounds a disorganised shitshow so I'd look outside!

Be careful you don't end up with neither if the second declines you after the interview stages

Until you have a written offer you can’t rely on anything so take that into account

If it wasn't in the same organisation as the job offer, I'd say 100% go for it.

As it's in the same organisation, I think it depends a little bit on organisational culture and how closely you'd have to work with the team you "rejected". In my current organisation I'd definitely go for it, but I've worked places in the past where it would go down so badly it may not be worth it.

I don't see any difference between you being interviewed by different companies and them interviewing different candidates. But how would you feel if you were offered a job and then told they no longer wanted you?

Definitely go to the interview

Of course, until the contract is signed the job offer could be withdrawn

Definitely go to the interview. Get the best job for you, you don't owe any of them anything at this stage.

Following as I’m in a similar situation myself.

I haven’t officially been offered the first job and so I’ve not accepted like you but it’s been implied and they’re going to let me know officially tomorrow.
But I have an interview next Friday for a job that I really want.

I honestly don’t know what you should do OP.

Definitely still go to the interview.
If you’re not offered it then it’s your decision made.

Of course you go

dont be loyal to anyone! Try for the job you want