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Yeah, been there, done that. I turned down my other offers and then the one I accepted cancelled on me the night before my first day of work. I ran out of money and had to take a loan from a friend.

I ended up working for them later anyway. No point holding a grudge.

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It’s not about holding a grudge, it’s a loss of trust. If an employer did this to me, I wouldn’t trust them to not fuck me over in other ways as an employee.

I already don't trust my employer not to fuck me over if it benefits them. So not much changes.

Not trusting your employer should be the default strategy.

> I ended up working for them later anyway. No point holding a grudge.

Sending a signal, even a weak one, that certain behavior is not acceptable is a perfectly valid reason.

If you can afford that luxury, sure. I needed the money.

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