Lateral mistake? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I’ve been interviewing for a few months and was fortunate enough to receive a few offers (with potential other ones coming).

During this process, I quit my job. I know that this probably isn’t the best thing to do, but it just wasn’t a good fit (I quit may 1, so any check would show that I’m employed through May).

So, I finally accepted an offer today, but it’s contingent on a background check.

I’ve read previously that employers retract offers if they find out that you quit before conflicts clear. Is that always the case?

One of the other offers I got isn’t contingent on a background check, so I can always lean on that if this one doesn’t go through, I guess, but I’d really prefer the first offer I accepted.

Has anyone else been in this position? Should I just wait it out or accept the backup offer if it’s definite that I will lose the first offer?

[qxfr]

You quit after you received the offer? I doubt the firm will care about that. They're worried you were fired for some reason, but there is nothing wrong with quitting of your own volition (you'll have to do that at some point).

You may want to tell the firm you accepted so they can confirm it won't be an issue.

[Anonymous User]

You quit after you received the offer? I doubt the firm will care about that. They're worried you were fired for some reason, but there is nothing wrong with quitting of your own volition (you'll have to do that at some point).

You may want to tell the firm you accepted so they can confirm it won't be an issue.

I quit before the offer I accepted came (I had other offers, though).

[qxfr]

I quit before the offer I accepted came (I had other offers, though).

Also seems fine. Again, the issue is only that want to know that you weren't fired (or that you preemptively quit to avoid firing). If you quit in the middle of a job search after you received an offer, that is perfectly reasonable.

[Anonymous User]

I quit before the offer I accepted came (I had other offers, though).

Also seems fine. Again, the issue is only that want to know that you weren't fired (or that you preemptively quit to avoid firing). If you quit in the middle of a job search after you received an offer, that is perfectly reasonable.

It’s the former. However, how would they know if I preemptively quit to avoid being fired?

[qxfr]

I would tell them (maybe your HR contact) that you quit on May 1 as an FYI, if you're worried that the information would otherwise come out in the background check.