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Hi there, I am writing for a little bit of advice regarding a job offer I recently received. First, a little background: I am a Senior UX designer that's been working in NYC for about 4 years now as a contract-to-contract freelancer. I have been interviewing for a new full-time position seriously for the past few weeks after my last contract ended. Recently, I interviewed with two companies, Company A and Company B. Company A is a consultancy of about 40 employees that provides services for major banks and FinTech companies. Company B is a startup that just closed a Series B funding round with about 55 employees -- they're looking to hire and expand very quickly though. After two or three weeks of interviewing, Company A made me an offer, which I verbally accepted. They then sent a Hiring Agreement that was unduly burdensome and included an unenforceable Non-Compete Clause, as well as Non-Solicit, Presumption of Invention, and Non-Disparagement clauses (i.e. I can't be hired by competitors, talk bad about the company, or make any new products in the same sector for 6 months without claiming it's the company's). After I balked at the offer, they revised it, cut out the non-compete clause, and then shortened the terms of my non-solicit and presumption of invention clauses. That said I am still spooked by the company; Glassdoor seems to show that the consultancy founder is prone to suing based on the terms of the non-compete and the reviews are either really good or really bad, which suggests astroturfed reviews. Soon after that, I interviewed for Company B. I really like the culture and they really seem to think that I might be a good fit for the business. Because they are expanding, the pay is comparable and the benefits are as good (if not better) than Company A's. That said I still have to go through another interview before they even consider an offer and Company A wants a reply before End of Business Monday. Many of my friends are suggesting that I take the offer and then break the agreement if the startup makes me a better one. That said my attorney has advised that I -- above all else -- DO NOT break the agreement. Does anyone have any advice? TL, DR: I got a lucrative job offer from a company that followed up with a shady hiring agreement. They changed it, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't have a job offer from another company I interviewed at, but I feel better about it than I do the first company. The first company wants an answer by Monday. What do I do? Gray Ghost fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Aug 13, 2017 |
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Aug 13, 2017 21:33
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Tell Company A you need more time to make a decision, and you'll get back to them in X days. As long as that other interview is scheduled in a few days, maybe a week at most, they shouldn't care. If they do, it's just another sign that their management practices are lovely, and you should avoid them.
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Aug 14, 2017 18:23
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How much time have you had to review the legal stuff? If it's as little as it sounds like, I'd probably ask for X days to review with your Uncle Phil or someone who just happens to be a lawyer. Then go to B and tell them they have X-1 days to get you in for a final round.
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Aug 14, 2017 21:19
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Thanks for the replies on this. They wanted an immediate answer and I had to reject the offer. That said I had a really great final round interview with Company B and the founder said we would be in touch. Fingers crossed!
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Aug 15, 2017 16:37
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