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<blockquote data-quote="mkg101carp" data-source="post: 3252185" data-attributes="member: 155808">I always read contracts carefully before signing (I&#039;ve been bitten before by odd clauses), but in this particular case it&#039;s not a problem. I have a confirmed start date, and then a probation period. At any time up to the end of that probation period I can give them 1 weeks notice - including before my start date. They can do the same to me.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yep, I would definitely be speaking to them first in any case.&nbsp;&nbsp;Profession, however what I do is somewhat industry-neutral and the two companies work in very different spheres.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you, I will be taking this into consideration but don&#039;t have too many worries about it. If someone&#039;s going to be unprofessional, or carry a grudge, I&#039;d prefer not to work for them in any case.&nbsp;&nbsp;The job I&#039;ve already accepted does offer more training potential, which was what weighted me in their favour to begin with, however with the extra money I could actually afford to pay for the training myself quite comfortably - and have more freedom in the courses I want to work on.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is one which definitely weighs into the decision. At one company I&#039;d be working with another person on the same level, reporting to the head of the department. At the other I&#039;d be doing my usual one-man-band trick, which has the drawback of no one to collaborate with (inside the company, I have a network of people in the same field and we do collaborate), but also gives me much more ownership of the system.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a big one. I don&#039;t like talking about my salary, but it&#039;s safe to say that I have put my time in to get to that high enough salary - which means the shorter commute would allow me more time to start fixing up the life side of the equation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Very good advice, thank you.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is one of the bits I feel guilty about - I&#039;m not going to tell the one I&#039;ve accepted about the job until I have the contract from the other in hand (and, more importantly, have read it thoroughly), but I don&#039;t like the feeling of hiding something from them. I know it&#039;s only sensible as they may have a negative reaction, but it doesn&#039;t make me feel good. &nbsp;Thank you mattt, very useful advice there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkg101carp, post: 3252185, member: 155808"] I always read contracts carefully before signing (I've been bitten before by odd clauses), but in this particular case it's not a problem. I have a confirmed start date, and then a probation period. At any time up to the end of that probation period I can give them 1 weeks notice - including before my start date. They can do the same to me. Yep, I would definitely be speaking to them first in any case. Profession, however what I do is somewhat industry-neutral and the two companies work in very different spheres. Thank you, I will be taking this into consideration but don't have too many worries about it. If someone's going to be unprofessional, or carry a grudge, I'd prefer not to work for them in any case. The job I've already accepted does offer more training potential, which was what weighted me in their favour to begin with, however with the extra money I could actually afford to pay for the training myself quite comfortably - and have more freedom in the courses I want to work on. This is one which definitely weighs into the decision. At one company I'd be working with another person on the same level, reporting to the head of the department. At the other I'd be doing my usual one-man-band trick, which has the drawback of no one to collaborate with (inside the company, I have a network of people in the same field and we do collaborate), but also gives me much more ownership of the system. This is a big one. I don't like talking about my salary, but it's safe to say that I have put my time in to get to that high enough salary - which means the shorter commute would allow me more time to start fixing up the life side of the equation. Very good advice, thank you. This is one of the bits I feel guilty about - I'm not going to tell the one I've accepted about the job until I have the contract from the other in hand (and, more importantly, have read it thoroughly), but I don't like the feeling of hiding something from them. I know it's only sensible as they may have a negative reaction, but it doesn't make me feel good. Thank you mattt, very useful advice there. [/QUOTE]

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