I started a new job recently and was already considering resigning from very early on (having joined and seen things on the ground, I don’t think the culture or the role is quite right for me); but have recently received an offer and contract from another job I interviewed for when hunting.
I’m wavering between being honest and telling the current job I’m resigning for another offer; or making up an excuse about personal circumstances which mean I’m not going to be able to commit and think it’s best I resign.
Maybe it’s just my awkwardness fighting inside me, as resigning so early on is going to be terribly awkward however. Everybody is nice enough, and whilst I won’t be using this job as a reference, I also don’t want the bad feeling of them thinking I wasn’t even committed when I joined (I was, until I realised it’s not for me); and I don’t want to explain why I think it’s not for me and essentially criticise a workplace based on my subjectivity. And “personal circumstances” seems a bit more understandable, somehow. I’m relatively senior, and it’s financial services if that makes a difference.