Just got the call from the director of the department that I’m being offered the job! Written agreement to follow soon, and I plan to ask to have the weekend to review everything. The pay bump isn’t quite what I’d hoped for (10 percent), but the benefits at this place are WAY better than what I have now from the overview I was given during the interview process. (Company pays healthcare premiums – YES!) Kinda nervous right now.

Thanks! Right direction, I think, yes. I was targeting one specific type of job within law firms, and this is within the industry but not at a firm. So, not quite what I was aiming for, but right direction — and I’ve had a lot of issues with my boss at my current job, want to move on sooner rather than later, and knew I’d be a good candidate for this place. The job is a step up in title (it’s manager-level, which would be brand new to me), pay, and benefits, and has potential for growth (to director-level), so all the benefits taken together compounded with current work issues make it very appealing. I’m impatient waiting on the written offer so I can review everything and make a final decision, but am leaning toward getting outta this joint.

Of course, I also thought my current job was the next step in the right direction and was wrong, so I think I’m hyper-aware that every time you change jobs, there’s risk involved. My fear is jumping form bad to worse, but I suppose I stand that risk no matter when or where I make a move.

Okay, so, as I’ve mentioned on here, about a week ago I was offered a new job, and as of yesterday, everything is official. Start date on the offer letter is 2.5 weeks away, and I was planning to put my notice in on Monday.

Of course, yesterday I also get a call from a law firm I interviewed at 3(!) months ago. The last time I reached out to their HR was sometime last month asking for an updated hiring timeline, and that e-mail was ignored. I assumed I wasn’t getting the job and moved on. But they asked if I’m available tomorrow or Friday to speak with the hiring manager by phone. I said yes, and told them about the other job off (at the time, I had nothing in writing, so did not consider anything official) and mentioned acceptance still wasn’t finalized.

At this point in time, is there any harm at least speaking to the hiring manager to see what she has to say? I guess I’m curious to see if they WILL offer me a job after all, and IF that happens, how bad it would be, professionally to back out of the job I’ve already accepted. Thoughts? (Yes, still a lot of speculation at this point, and while I don’t want to waste anyone’s time, I’m super curious about what my chat with the hiring manager will be like tomorrow.)

No. This company does things differently from others I’ve worked at. We discussed details by phone, then they sent a confirmation letter. They signed it, I don’t. I’m assuming it’s just as official, but no other company I’ve worked for has ever done it this way.