# I had to turn down a job offer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-turn-down-a-job-offer/566495 "2011-01-05T16:24:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-turn-down-a-job-offer/566495/1 "2011-01-05T16:24:12Z")
:mad: The week of Christmas I had three interviews and all went well. So well, in fact, that I was offered the job the following week. Unfortunately, they offered me $2500 less than my minimum. Not a big deal, I could rework my budget. To help me with my numbers, the recruiter sent me the company’s benefits booklet. HOLY SHIT!! Their insurance is almost double what I pay now. There is no way I could take a pay cut and pay more in insurance; don’t think anyone could. So, I had to turn down the offer… and I HATE my current job. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-turn-down-a-job-offer/566495/2 "2011-01-05T16:33:21Z")
Did you mention this to them before turning them down? “I’d really like to work for you, but I’m afraid I can’t afford to take a pay cut. Would it be possible for my salary to be (their offer + $3000)?” If they say no, you’re no worse off. But if they say yes . . . . ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-turn-down-a-job-offer/566495/3 "2011-01-05T16:34:09Z")
Well, at least you have a job already, and that counts for a lot. Still, look at it this way- every time something like this happens, it’s clearing the way for something way better to take its place. You will soon get a fantastic job offer, beyond your wildest dreams, that you never would have gotten if you had taken this job. Maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-turn-down-a-job-offer/566495/4 "2011-01-05T17:12:47Z")
Yeah, I negotiated, but they wouldn’t budge.