# Moral Dilemma: Job offer/acceptance. Help!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-job-offer-acceptance-help/315699>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 5, 2005, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-job-offer-acceptance-help/315699 "2005-08-05T11:08:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-job-offer-acceptance-help/315699/21 "2005-08-07T21:35:04Z")

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> [@ivylass](#):
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> I agree with **DrDeth**. An ultimatum is “do this or else.” What you’re doing is letting them know that you have a job offer in hand and unless they can give you a reason to stay by such and such a time, you’ll be on your way, with much thanks.

Yeah, I guess that’s what I meant, really. Ultimatum is probably too strong a word.

Well, all I can do now is wait with my fingers crossed!

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