AIBU to not persue this job?

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Interview 1 12th November, interview 2 23rd November, offered job via phone on 24th.
Since then, contact with manager re: working times and locations etc. But no offer letter.
Called HR one week ago, everything’s fine apparently, company going through a merger so that account ya for delay, don’t worry, letter will be with you end of the week.
Today went to office for identity checks - still no letter. Junior HR person didn’t know why. Should I just sack it off?

If email them and let them know if you haven't had it by x date you'll take it that you're not starting. Is there a reason you need a deadline? Do you have a current job you need to hand in notice to?

Don't hang your hopes on it, but if it does come through, then consider it, if it's a good job, but bear in mind they are not the most efficient, so don't hand in your notice at your current job until contracts signed, salary agreed etc.

I work for a huge global company. When I first got my job 8 years ago my interview was December, I heard nothing until February when I received a phone call with a verbal offer, then finally started in April. I had initially made contact with them the previous September. So 6 months from start to finish.

We're still pretty poor at issuing formal offers. So many approvals are required for a new hire (often from overseas colleagues) that it can take an age to get an offer letter issued.

Oh that’s interesting!! I’ve always received offer letters pretty quickly so this is all new to me.

I’ve had this. It was a huge organisation - basically an office in every country. They were absolutely massive in Britain and their HR had an awful lot going on. I eventually got a panicked called a week before I was due to start and it was sorted.

I didn’t get an offer letter for my job that I started in September. If you’ve arranged a start date, a working pattern, salary confirmation etc what difference does it make?

A friend recently had this from the MoD. Some organisations are just really slow.

It makes a big difference if you are currently working and need to resign from that role. Is that the case OP?

In your shoes, I'd be tempted to keep my options open and apply for other jobs. No matter how big or busy they are, it's not reasonable for them to expect prospective employees to put their lives on hold.

I once had something similar when I applied for a job in a hospital and they were incredibly slow about processing everything to do with the application - I suspect they wanted to leave the post empty for a bit in order to save money. I had no other income and needed to be back in work. Whilst they faffed around I was offered a better job elsewhere and took it. They were incredibly dismayed, having obviously assumed that I was happy to sit around doing nothing although they knew my circumstances, and there was muttering about how difficult it would be if they had to start the recruitment process again. I had to point out that none of that was my fault.

Yes, have a job to resign from.

I'd take it the merger is holding things up as job losses/ movement usually mean recruitment freezes