On Friday I got a job offer contingent on passing a background check and drug screening. The HR lady gave me the option of taking the drug test then or today, I chose today because it was 2pm..
Took the test this morning. She called me at 4 to make sure I took it and asks me if I have any questions. Tell her I took it and no questions right now. I'm thinking that the benefits package will be explained in their written offer. Then she asks me if I'll accept their offer.. I tell her I can't because I don't know the benefits package, so she says she'll mail that along with a formal offer of employment. Then she asks again if I'll accept it. I say I can't answer because I have another interview Tuesday morning that was scheduled before she gave me the offer on Friday, so I'd like to go to that. Just being honest, ya know? The job I interview for Tuesday would pay like 30% more than this one, but is second shift and is contract-to-hire.
I tell her I'll get back to her Wednesday morning. She says she isn't sure they are willing to wait that long!! I'm unwilling to give an answer because of that interview and because I don't know what exactly the entire offer is -- salary is just one part of the overall compensation package in my book and that's all she's told me so far. She says she'll check if they can wait that long and get back to me.
5 minutes later she calls back and says they're withdrawing the offer (which, as far I knew, was salary only and no benefits) and moving on to another candidate. Oh well. If they want to pressure me in to accepting a job offer before I know what the offer is, I probably wouldn't have liked working there anyways. I think it woulda really made me look like a goon if I had accepted this one and then had to back out of it because of another offer. I suppose that's what I get for being honest.
