what do you guys think is the best way to do this?

email? phone call? letter?

i was thinking about calling the person i've been directly dealing with and following it up with an email.

what have been your experiences?

6/22/2006 3:22:38 PM

e-mail is enough!

6/22/2006 3:24:45 PM

I'd say calling up the manager who interviewed you would be a good idea...declining a job offer is like dumping a girlfriend.

You don't wanna do it on email/IM.

6/22/2006 3:34:34 PM

^i was leaning that way due to the fact i had two phone interviews, an lunch interview, and a breakfast negotiation

the email follow-up would be copied to the HR people who put together my package as well as my interviewer

6/22/2006 3:38:20 PM

they put in so much effort to interview you and feed you.

Sending an email would be callous.

I'd send a letter of appreciation as well as call up the hiring manager

6/22/2006 3:39:08 PM

^exactly right

6/22/2006 3:52:08 PM

I also agree with gargs

6/22/2006 3:55:49 PM

one of the few times i have agreed with Garg

6/22/2006 5:40:39 PM

You never know when you might be back there for a job in the future, you should call and be very polite so you keep the rapport and can rebuild the relationship if you ever need to.

6/22/2006 5:43:36 PM

Fuck 'em. They'll figure it out when you don't show up to work.

6/22/2006 9:14:35 PM

For once, I agree with esgargs

6/22/2006 9:27:40 PM

mail them a dead fish

6/22/2006 9:28:14 PM

i got worse problems. I AM UNEMPLOYED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6/22/2006 9:44:18 PM

For the first time ever...
I'm agreeing with gargs.

6/22/2006 11:33:02 PM

Best thing to do is actually take the job than do something really obnoxious the first day and get fired

Racial slurs work really well for this

6/22/2006 11:39:13 PM

^Bwn the secretary.

Fuck'em. If you hadn't got the job, most of the time they wouldn't have contacted you at all.

[Edited on June 22, 2006 at 11:51 PM. Reason : a]

6/22/2006 11:51:17 PM

agree with gargs. calling the manager, or whoever you were working with, and also sending a letter of appreciation towards everything they've done in the interview process.

6/22/2006 11:55:00 PM

my professional side agrees with gargs

my personal experience side agrees with lewizzle

6/23/2006 1:28:23 AM

say no thanks and send them this




they'll understand

6/23/2006 2:28:22 AM

I declined a job last Spring and I wrote an email indicating that I wanted to gain more experiance and in-depth training in the actual field before I entered the job market, as to smooth the transition into full time employment and to increase my value to the company...

The employer replied back thanking me for my honesty and asked me to stay in touch. It turns out they are lookingto hire in Denver and back in Raleigh this Spring and he has contacted me again so just be professional whatever you do.

The last thing they want is for someone to waste their time in the hiring process if they are not interested. Just be honest, tell them your reasons if you want, and do not knock the company or indicate you are going to work for a competitor, you never know when you might need to use this declining job offer as a way to make a solid contact for that career.

Im not sure it matters if you send a letter of appreciation, as long as you sent a thank you letter for the interview. Whatever you feel comfortable doing will be fine in that regard.

Good luck

[Edited on June 23, 2006 at 2:59 AM. Reason : .]

6/23/2006 2:56:18 AM

just tell her you're tired and that she can jerk you off in the morning.

6/23/2006 9:13:41 AM