I’ve stupidly accepted 2 jobs - Help deciding please 🙏🏻

[Isabella83]

Ok so I know I’m being unreasonable but I need an outside perspective on which job I should actually go through with.

Job A - 40-50 min drive, £26k, 4 days a week working 8.30-5; with 1 day WFH.

Job B - 5 min drive/15 minute walk, £27.5k, 4 long days working 8-6 OR 5 normal days working 9-5 where I could fit the morning school run in.

Job A is my preferred choice in terms of job satisfaction, client group, and the team I’d be working with.

But Job B is obviously more convenient in terms of juggling childcare and involves less travel/fuel costs etc.

Help me decide please?

You’re talking like I’m the first person in history to back out of a job offer for something better suited.

No that's not it.

You accepted two posts at the same time. That's not backing out of a job, having received another offer that you realise works better.

That's not ideal, but you wouldn't be acting dishonestly.

Here, you did.

Of course not. It's OK to express this (and think it), but there's no need to be rude and inconsiderate when doing so.

Oh you'll be told that you're boring the OP now.

Job A for me, as more enjoyment overall, travel aspects nice for scenery ect.

That last comment is totally uncalled for - I've reported it OP

(I'm also a bit aghast you are a HCP. Your interpersonal / communication skills are a bit questionable).

I hope you don't think the term Karen is an appropriate one to use. Try that in your first post qualifying job and it won't go down well.

I'm beginning to think employer A has had a lucky escape.

🙄

I agree with this. I've known employers to mess applicants around; retract job offers at the last minute (and not because of anything the applicant has done); unilaterally change T&Cs for existing staff; and worse....

An applicant retracting a job acceptance is nothing more than a mild inconvenience for most employers, particularly if the retraction happens at an early stage in the onboarding process. They will simply offer the job to the next best appointable candidate, who will likely accept the offer.

When did everyone get so keen to tug their forelock to employers? Employment is a contract, nothing more. Both parties have the right to change their minds.

You are (most probably) an OT and you use the massively derogatory term Karen. No, that and your cocksure attitude does not make you a bloody fantastic health professional as you stated earlier.

And whether you work for the NHS, Cambian, Elysium or someone else, the OT world is very small and this sort of behaviour and using misogynistic terms does not go down well.

Job B for me.
The lengthy commute, additional fuel and car maintenance expenses negate any career advantage Job A might have over Job B.
Well done for getting 2 offers and ignore the keyboard warriors condemning you for doing what's best for you and your family. Any experienced recruitment department should be capable of handling this situation without any drama.

@Kellykukoo thank you 🙂

B without a doubt. Enjoy life outside of work, you won’t regret it.

I would go for the more easily commutable one. My office is about 2 miles away and I can't tell you how convenient it is.

@Isabella83 , congrats on your two job offers, I’d personally take the one with the shorter commute :)

Ignore the posters who are bizarrely insulting you. Your earlier post (an eye roll) is exactly right. Recruitment is dog eat dog, I’ve previously accepted two job offers too. When I made up my mind, I called and explained I’d received another offer, apologised, said that I really loved their company culture. They offered me more money to accept. I said yes (woohoo!) and called the other one to say sorry instead.

They’ll have the then called one of the other candidates to ask if they were still interested as the role has become available again. Simples. All happy. No-one crying into their pillow over ‘integrity’.

Hard one OP, probably job A

I have lost any respect for you after you using Karen as a derogatory term, OP.

Having said that, I really don't understand why so many posters are getting their knickers in a twist about 2 job offers. People accept and decline jobs because of a better offer all the time.

OP did say she accepted 2 job offers at the same time. I very much doubt she had 2 phonecalls at exact same time though, or that both emails arrived the exact same second. She accepted 1st, not knowing there will be another one. Then she accepted 2nd. Yes, she could have told the 2nd she'll think about it, because there's another offer on the table. But if she then decides to take the 2nd offer, she still has to call the 1st one and decline it. So she'd be in exact same position she's in now. Or would people seriously decline a better offer because they've already accepted the first one that was offered?

Why?

one might, but not both?!?!

Put the bloody bone down!!

Theres no need to tell them that. She's telling them the truth about why she's backing out, that's more than she needs to do.

Stop gnawing away at the bine

@Isabella83 honest to god, the world will keep spinning!

congratulations on your new job! B is a good option while DD is young. Once you're working you'll have the time & space to think about what you'd like to focus on in the future. The state of children's MH services at the moment, it would break my heart not to be able to offer the help they need.

It's not at all uncommon - especially for grads etc going after their first job who apply for 10s of positions - for people to get multiple offers, and to get a better offer after accepting something else.

No contracts have been signed and even if they have been, here in the real world sometimes people decide to back out of job offers. Big deal.

OP, you just have to balance out which job you think is right but remember that there isn't such thing as a job for life anymore. If you decide you have picked the wrong one a couple of years down the line you move on to something else.

@Isabella83 if you are a hcp your attitude on this thread is disgusting

yikes. word gets around and employers don’t forget fuckery like this. you’ve made your bed

Well done for getting 2 offers and ignore the keyboard warriors condemning you for doing what's best for you and your family.

'Keyboard warriors' 🙄

She didn't have to accept them both to 'do what was best for her family'.