Job dilemma: need advice

Now days 90% of the people who accept a job never show up. Had one a couple weeks ago who did show, worked 2 days, and did awesome. 3rd morning I asked him how he liked liked it and was told "best job I've ever had, I love it" An hour later, walked to his car, drove off, never to be heard from again.

 

You can call company A and simply tell them the truth. You received another offer that is a better fit for your needs. Be as respectful as you can, thank them for the offer, etc. If you really want to be nice, you can offer to repay them whatever expenses they paid for your background check and drug test and anything else they did.

 

I suggest two additional points to consider:
1. Don't burn any bridges so whichever company you go with just be direct and honest. See if you can keep the door open just in case.
2. Before selecting either one of them see if you can talk to a few of the current drivers and see what it is really like.

 

If you go to company B and are truthful and professional about letting company A know, they might even offer you better pay than company B did.

 

Have company b send you a breakdown of what's being offered fwd that to company a recruiting and ask if they can Match as a courtesy if not company b it is! Take care of yourself

 

1st of all, in case some don't know who the REAL Hank Scorpio was, that was a very funny, yet possible chilling forecast of the future, Simpsons have an uncanny knack for stuff like that. I agree with Allow Me, until you are "punched in", while a bit underhanded, there's nothing they( company A) can do. You never "turned a wheel" for them, therefore there should be nothing on your record indicating a no show. We here, see a lot of this today. With so many choices, one job could literally be much better than the last. Never used to be that way. Years ago, all trucking jobs were pretty much the same. I had 2 jobs in a week once. I'm sure companies are used to "no shows", and I've been in your position, and I always notified the company I didn't go with, just in case. You wouldn't believe the gratitude, and on a few occasions, when company B didn't pan out, went back to company A, and was driving that very afternoon. B sounds better, but remember, there's a vacancy for a reason these here days, nothing sacred, but of the literally dozens of trucking jobs I had, I could go back to anyone and get rehired, if they were still in business, and I had a CDL, that is. Good luck, keep us posted, eh?

 

If pay and benefits are comparable take what fits you best and as stated try not to burn any bridges behind you. Inform them that you were offered something that fits your needs better or that it pays more. As someone else stated sometimes they will actually make a counter offer but in today’s world this seems to have become rare.

 

Pay/benefits/life insurance/retirement/bonuses or incentives all need considered along with how you feel.

Make your decision based on You not me or anyone else on here and don’t second guess yourself. Get the experiance and if something better comes along leave on good terms and move forward with your life.
Over analyzing everything will make you nuts. Worrying about how company A would feel if you back out is nuts, it’s Your life and believe me if keeping you on was not profitable to them they would walk away from you in a heartbeat. This is most likely true of company B also and in 99.9% of situations company C,D,E,F and G get the point?

Also pay attention to some stay on bonuses or even sign on bonuses. There is sometimes a reason a company has to offer them to get and/or keep people. There has also been many circumstances where they play games with those bonuses and I recomend you don’t count anything as yours until it’s in your bank account!

 

You are never oblagated to work for any one, choose the one you think suits you best. And move on.Your doing this for money, remember that when deciding.