Hello!
I applied for a similar role to what I am in now however, newer role has better career opportunities going forward. I was successful in getting an interview and new potential employer advised there were very impressed but my CV and skills. I have done 4 rounds of interviews. My last meeting was last Wednesday in which the company MD joined meeting. They discussed in fine detail the package and expectations of the role. (The meeting was 1hour 45 mins long). At the end of the meeting the asked that I email them in the coming days to confirm I would be happy to accept the offer which I did. They emailed me back to say thank you for confirming and it was me and one other candidate left and they would be in contact at the start of next week. It is now Thursday and no word. So my questions are is it unusual for a potential job to ask you accept an offer before you even have the job? Also is it a red flag that they have not kept to their word and let me know by the start of the week? I understand something may have come up but surely a holding email out of courtesy should be sent.