Job Seekers Stuck Waiting for Offer Letters

“Looking for any strangers to check if I'm crazy or not. I had an interview on Monday that went well enough that I was offered a job immediately, which I know is usually seen as a red flag. The CEO directly offered me a short contract that could lead to full employment. I requested 24 hours to think about it, decided to accept the role, and emailed early the next day to confirm. Didn't hear back for a few days until just a couple hours ago, where the CEO says they "opened the role ba”

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“Hello, I’ve been unemployed for over a month now, and I just recently bought my first house earlier this year so it hasn’t been easy since I’ve been out of work. I have been urgently applying to anywhere I could and heard nothing until today where I will have 2 offers on the table. I’m trying to weigh the pros and cons and I want to hear some opinions from an outside perspective. These are sales roles. I’ll try to provide as much detail as possible. Job #1: Pure closer role at national roofing c”

“I'm currently facing a dilemma with an internship offer for the upcoming winter semester and could really use some perspective. I just received an offer for a role that sits within a medium-sized company (can’t name it for privacy), essentially functioning like an internal startup focused on an AI-related product. Given how relevant AI tooling and infrastructure are right now, the product domain feels extremely valuable to have on a resume. However, the role is heavily backend/full-stack—an”

“Hi all. Sorry for the long post, but I've been having a whirlwind of a week after what happened to me. I had been job searching casually for most of the year and 2 months ago I came across a job position at a startup that, although I'm somewhat underqualified for, it would be a huge progression for my professional development so I decided to apply. Finally, after going through multiple rounds with ICs, managers, and a VP, I got a call back from the recruiter who said the team was impress”

“I feel like some offers turn into endless back-and-forth over comp, title, start date, equity, etc., especially when neither side really wants to show their hand. Do you run into this often? Any tips to get both sides to a number that works relatively quickly? submitted by /u/barathkrishnas [link] [comments]”

“If you transfer to a different region how long do you have to wait until you can see offers ? submitted by /u/Ok_Fortune_8403 [link] [comments]”

“I’ve had two jobs now where references are checked, a verbal offer is made, I’m told I will receive my offer letter in the next couple of days and then I’m totally ghosted. These have been from reputable orgs too, that have been part of the community for decades. Neither one will return emails or calls. Is this something others have experienced at all? In my 15 years of being in nonprofit leadership, I’ve never seen it like it is right now. submitted by /u/brainiac138 [link] [c”

“I finished three rounds of interviews for a job that would be absolutely ideal for me and actually got an offer yesterday!!! I’m finishing my PhD; they knew this from the start, and I mentioned that I have been waiting for an offer before I set my defense date—the logistics of this feel crushingly stressful, but this has been the path of the majority of graduates in my lab. I figured my committee would be able to settle on a date within a month once I lock down an offer. When the job sent my off”

“Pls help me to understand this, it's my first job application (first ever in my life). Day before yesterday hr told me I am hired showed me offer letter in word docx format, discussed salary etc and gave me joining date as well. But today I got this email. It means I am rejected??? Pls help me to understand I'm shattered after seeing this email. Pls help me to understand I'm perplexed..pls help don't sympathise pls tell me realistically..I have asked Claude, gpt... They're gi”

“I scheduled an interview but told them I had been interviewing with other companies and should I receive and accept an offer I may be reaching out to them to cancel the interview to avoid wasting their time. This might give them a false impression that I may not be too interested in working for them or even hearing what they have to offer. That’s not what I wanted to convey however, I don’t want to waste my time or theirs interviewing if I already accepted an offer elsewhere. submitted by”

“I have been in the market for about 7 months looking to switch from healthcare to the legal industry. After multiple interviews, rejections, and ghostings, I’ve finally been offered a role as a legal assistant at a firm in Rockville, MD. Just for a little background, this is an admin role basically doing similar responsibilities to my role as a med assistant. So even though it is entry level, I have experience. It is not through an agency and all interviews and communication has been directly th”

“77 days from the first job application to the new job's start date I went on the job hunt after I found out my promised and well-earned promotion wasn't actually budgeted for. Management told me they would revisit the promotion conversation next fiscal year. After I expressed my frustration with the changing expectations, I was told I could "find happiness elsewhere" if it was such a problem. So, to help my boss out with those pesky budget constraints, I made the noble decision”

“Finally got a call from the HR of the firm I interviewed for. Was told that business had approved my requested salary but apparently the position is on hold now because of some discussions with the client regarding the budget. And all of this AFTER I was made to travel 36kms just for a goddamn video interview after having been promised a face-to-face one. The entire process was two whole months long with periods of long silences which almost made me think I hadn't been selected and then sudd”

“That’s fair. The background took much longer than expected (over a month) that at some point I canceled all my arrangements to relo and started looking for another job. To be clear, I’m not blaming them, but trying to find a way if that could be amended by communicating. It is what it is. Thanks for input.”

“I (21F) was hired for a warehouse clerical role at a distribution center for a large chain retailer. I got an offer about 2 weeks ago and I am supposed to start in 2 days. Since receiving the offer, I filled out all the necessary documents, have even had a drug test done within the time frame they had said. I have not received a training schedule or any other further information that my recruiter told me I would receive and I tried calling and emailing today and have still not heard back. I am w”

“Mid last week, I received feedback from a final interview that the company wanted to move forward with me. I indicated I was interested, but have yet to receive an offer letter. I've since heard back from another company with better engineering prospects that they also want to move forward with me. I'm now seriously considering changing my mind and accepting this offer instead. How bad would it be if I where to pull out of the process with the first company at this stage? Would the compa”

“I accidentally declined a job offer while trying to accept it , ive emailed my recruiter but he didnt see my previous email about not being able to accept the offer so im scared. Do i just call them tomorrow morning about it? submitted by /u/strvs [link] [comments]”

“Hey all, Got an interview at a pretty prestigious European department with a professor whose interests align unusually well with my own. I did my homework and think the substance of the interview went well, but towards the end they asked me when I would be able to start. I told them that in principle I could start right away, but a) I'm not European, so obviously there would some paperwork, and b) I do have a (currently unfunded; applying for funding) offer from another university, but my pr”

“I have a similar professional background. Nobody wants to pay. It is to the point where many employers will hire 1-2 guys with certifications so the company can keep compliance with their cert, then hire a dozen individuals without the certifications but with transferable skillsets at lower pay. The only reason the companies need the certified techs is to order parts direct or in more nuanced occasions keep compliance with some maintenance contract they may have. Once they meet their minimum req”

“I applied for a state government job like 3 months ago, so the process has been predictably slow up till now. Except that I just got through with the second interview and immediately after was asked for my references and background check. So they threw off my timeline expectation. The problem is, it’s currently the beginning of September. I have a surgery scheduled for mid-October, and am not supposed to go back to work for 6 weeks though I’m probably going to be willing to go back after 4 weeks”

“Hi everyone, I’m a fresher and I have received my TCS Offer Letter (OL), but I’m still waiting for my Joining Letter (JL)/joining date. Since there is no confirmed joining date yet, I’m thinking of joining another company for the time being instead of waiting without working. My questions are: Can I join another company while waiting for my TCS Joining Letter? If I later receive the TCS JL, can I resign from the other company and join TCS? Will this create any issue during TCS background verific”

“I’ve been at my current job for about 2 years without a raise, and recently got 2 really good job offers. Now I’m trying to decide which one to go with. Offer 1: $98k + yearly bonus,** **full time on-site, 4% 401k, 9 holidays, 15 days PTO/year Offer 2: $92k + company profit sharing + yearly bonus, hybrid, 3 days in office, 3% 401k, 9 holidays, 10 days PTO/year Both pay for the full healthcare premium and have a pretty similar commute for me (45 min–1 hr each way, although it can be closer to 30”

“TL;DR: Got two offers. Offer 1 (temp-to-perm via recruiter) is full of red flags. Offer 2 is $40k+ higher and remote, but has some unknowns. Need advice on rescinding Offer 1 without burning bridges with the recruiter. ** Full-time job searching for 30 days. Supposed to start Offer 1 in 1 week. Waiting on 1 final reference check tomorrow for Offer 2 before officially signing. Offer 1 (Temp-to-Perm via Recruiter): Pros: First offer I received. The recruiter is legitimately kind. I just had a deat”

“They’re not asking to push back a start date. They’re asking to push back the date by which they need to accept the offer. My man, read the stories about companies that are literally rescinding offers after people have accepted them, or paying people off after 20 years of service. Absolutely wild to think that there is no risk involved in requesting stuff from these companies in today’s market”

“I accepted a contract-to-hire job because I needed a job and money, and I was applying to almost anything I was qualified for. I had the interviews for this job, then was extended an offer and was told my first day would be in two weeks. Within that two week frame, another job I applied to over a month ago replied and said they wanted an interview, then they wanted to meet in person. Now I am 2 days into the job I accepted, while the other job wants an interview with the Regional Director. I hav”

“Did I fumble the offer? Got an offer yesterday at 10am. I might’ve sounded less than enthusiastic. Their pay isn’t what I was looking for so I countered 7.9% more. Recruiter said they’d do some digging and get back to me. No call since yesterday and no email. Not sure if I should wait or follow up. Any chance they just decided to ghost? submitted by /u/emotionalemotionless [link] [comments]”

“Got an offer yesterday at 10am. I might’ve sounded less than enthusiastic. Their pay isn’t what I was looking for so I countered 7.9% more. Recruiter said they’d do some digging and get back to me. No call since yesterday and no email. Not sure if I should wait or follow up. Any chance they just decided to ghost? submitted by /u/emotionalemotionless [link] [comments]”

“I had a final round with an employer 8/28. I got an email same day from transunion stating that the employer added them as my employer to my credit profile on 8/27. 8/28 I had a final interview but as of today 9/1 I have no offer. Should I email the recruiter or leave it be? It is a large legit company with communication through their ats and verified company email. prior to my first of 3 interviews I was told I had to go through onfido to verify my identity which I did around 8/14. submit”

“I get it’s an employer market now but can’t companies have some decency to send a rejection letter first before reposting a position they’re actively still interviewing candidates for. I did three rounds of interviews and the manager said they’d get back to me in 2-3 weeks. Overall all the interviews went well but one week later they posted the role again. No communication from anyone and this wasn’t just a repost on LinkedIn. The entire posting was created again and they extended the deadline.”

“I have somehow found myself in a very nice position after two months of searching for a new position to help me move states with my wife. I have an offer and an offer pending background check. I feel like the choice is obvious but my reservation is with the notion of "public firms teach you and give you good experience early in your career. I am 25, did a masters in accounting right out of undergrad, 3 years of AR experience. I still feel like I have much to learn, I would absolutely fail s”

“I went to an interview and the owner of the company told me at the end that I’m probably going to be the one he’s going with because of my qualifications and it was a huge plus that I’m local, I got the offer letter a few days ago and the pay was a little under what we discussed so I told him I was still very interested but the pay wasn’t what we originally discussed, he said he’ll revise it and send it over, it’s been over 24 hours, am I just being impatient or is there a way I can politely ask”

“A little bit of background - I was contacted for this opportunity by a manager I used to work for a few yeara ago. In this roll I would be reporting directly to him, he thinks very highly of me and we had a really good working relationship when we worked for the same company. I've already went through 4 rounds of interviews, which included regional VP, division VP, HR VP and other department heads. Every interview went really well, I received a verbal job offer 3 days after my final intervie”

“I recently just accepted an offer at a firm. I asked for a week to decide but got some additional pressure (slight hostile tone) to accept so I signed that very night. The very next morning I got an offer from a bigger company with a better pay… Any suggestions on how I should go about this? Wait a couple days then tell them “Thank you for your time but…. blah blah blah” submitted by /u/DaddysToe [link] [comments]”

“That's a valid point. But assuming the ask is done respectfully/professionally, it's just part of the negotiating process. The ask is reasonable, imho and so this is just standard offer phase negotiation. If they really just immediately rescind then, yeah, you really dodged a bullet, imho. I think it's reasonable for them to stick to their advertised range and then OP can decide. But rescind over a $5K ask? Nah.”

“Recruiter already said she would tries, most likely will be a quick chat with hiring manager, it does not sound hostile. No point worrying about it now, but in the worst case scenario that they rescinded the offer, it sounds like a horrible management case to deal with good faith negotiations imo.”

“I’ve been unemployed for about 3 months. I just got a verbal offer for a job that the band was $95k-115k, but they were seeking 3 years of experience. I have 6 years so I asked if $120k would be possible. The recruiter said she would try. Do you think my offer could be rescinded? submitted by /u/ChimneyCraft [link] [comments]”

“Just to give some context, I'm currently working in one of the Big4 and put down my papers recently, have got a good hike of around 30% but I've never worked for a start-up before. The tech stack which I'm gonna be working on is of my liking and I'm also not looking for any managerial roles etc. I want to remain technical and I think I'll get ample opportunities with this startup as well. Just a little tensed hearing some scary start-up stories...the notice period is 90 days”

“In my last position as a tech I was making around 75k a year after bonuses, close to 90k in management after bonuses. Recently took a position as an engineer with a major electronics manufacturer for 115k. Not crazy high for the tech field, but my BS is pretty new and I'm mostly leveraging my hands on experience installing and diagnosing these systems for almost 2 decades. I'm certainly much further than I ever thought I would be when I went to trade school in my 20s lol”

“I guess if you want to entertain it submit the documents, not sure about past pay stubs or relieving letters seems a little of touch. If they truly send an offer letter then decide what you wanna do. Once you start onboarding and get past the background hurdles then put in your notice to quit.”

“Hi all, I have been offered a role at a competitor company to my current firm. It’s a bump in title, base increase is roughly 60% (not as lucrative as it sounds because my current company made up for their low base with very attractive bonuses). Based on my conversation with the recruiter, the hiring manager will likely ask to join in October. Before being offered this role, I booked a month long trip to visit my family outside the country in January. Unfortunately it is non negotiable as I will”

“4 years ago I accepted an offer from a company but then withdrew from the offer when another company that I originally wanted to work for came in and offered me a better comp package. Now I’m back interviewing with that same company that I withdrew from. I have a 2nd round interview with them this week. Will they know that I originally accepted and withdrew their offer back in 2022? Should I disclose it or just not mention it? submitted by /u/Econmax03 [link] [comments]”

“I was laid off in July and finally got another job in August. I joined a new company a few days ago and have been working there for 6 days. The thing is, I had interviewed with another company around the same time, and they have now offered me a role with slightly better pay and work that I prefer. The problem is, they haven't sent me the offer letter yet. Instead, they are asking me to send these documents today : Offer letters from current and previous employers Salary slips for the last 3”

“I was laid off in July and finally got another job in August. I joined a new company a few days ago and have been working there for 6 days. The thing is, I had interviewed with another company around the same time, and they have now offered me a role with slightly better pay and work that I prefer. The problem is, they haven't sent me the offer letter yet. Instead, they are asking me to send these documents today : Offer letters from current and previous employers Salary slips for the last 3”

“TL;DR: Company A (Spain, high salary, dream location) ghosted me for 2 months, never sent a contract, then withdrew the offer 3 days before start — but paid 1 month’s severance as promised. Now, 2 months later, they want to re-offer, the same day Company B (home country, ~30% lower salary, more stable) made me an offer too. Torn between chasing the money/location with a company that already burned me once, or taking the safer, lower-paying local option. --- I'm from Europe, and a few months”

“I've gotten offers, accepted, and the employers rescinded the offer a couple of days later. Accept everything and decide later which one you're actually going to go with.”

“Can you name drop the company? Just curious who out there is make people suffer like this 😭”

“We are in a recession but it doesn't benefit these people to call it one. I accepted an offer from a firm, waited two years, they fired me with no warning or reason.”

“I had given an interview final round on 1st July and they were okay with 90 days notice period. She called on 16th July to check if I can buy out and I said thib possibility. Post that I am checking with her every week to which she says next week. Should I still call her every week and ask? submitted by /u/ReindeerOk3792 [link] [comments]”

“At what point do I give up on getting an offer from a firm? It’s been two weeks and no response since callback. Seems like a yes would’ve been given by now and they’re just waiting on the person they like to give them an answer? Or is two weeks still within the normal range? submitted by /u/wasjustwandering [link] [comments]”

“I’ve been pursing a job in another city that is about 2:30hrs from where I’am now. I will be interviewing with the hiring manager and team soon. It’s a company I want to work for and it pays way much more than what I make now almost 2x. My old coworker is now on the team but in a different location and tells me that the hiring manager is great and the work/company is a lot better than where he was at (where Iam at). My current job I really hate and make $28/hr in San Diego CA. I have worked ther”

Verbal offer letter?

“I wouldn't even be surprised the person who handled your file has been fired.”

“Hi I recently received an offer and have made two big blunders and am concerned they might see this as huge red flags and revoke my offer. where the company sent over a draft contract with a few missing fields and highlighted XXXXXXXX boxes. In my haste, I signed the draft contract back to them. I immediately responded and acknowledged the mistake and apologised while saying I’ll wait for the final contract with updated fields. Then yesterday I confirmed my last day but I wrote August 24th. The”

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“Has anyone received a verbal offer from STACK Infrastructure and had the written offer take a while? I recently completed the interview process with STACK Infrastructure and received a verbal offer. We went through compensation negotiations, agreed on the main terms, and the recruiter congratulated me and said they would start working on the formal offer. It’s now been over a week and I haven’t received the written offer or an update. My application still shows as active/in progress. Has anyone”

“Hi I recently received an offer and have made two big blunders and am concerned they might see this as huge red flags and revoke my offer. where the company sent over a draft contract with a few missing fields and highlighted XXXXXXXX boxes. In my haste, I signed the draft contract back to them. I immediately responded and acknowledged the mistake and apologised while saying I’ll wait for the final contract with updated fields. Then yesterday I confirmed my last day but I wrote August 24th. The”

“Some quick context here, I very recently got a job offer from a company that would be a promotion and a ~30% raise from my current role. I am not in a position to turn this down outright, but I genuinely like the company I work for now and want to give them a chance to match the offer before I officially sign it and put in my two weeks. If they can match it, I would happily stay, but if not, I’d obviously have to leave. I am planning to have this conversation tomorrow and want to be prepared. Ho”

“Help! I work in insurance sales. I was laid off on 8/20 and began looking for work immediately. I reached out to my references to let them know I was going to be needing their help as I was applying for jobs; confirming their contact info and that they would keep an eye out for phone calls/emails to provide references for me as I looked for another role. Two people I know referred me to the same position with an agency about 20 minutes from home. Great. I reached out to the agent via email, sent”