“Accepting offer with delayed start date”

Item: Accepting offer with delayed start date
Rating: 7
Author: u/Sagoram123

What Actually Happened

I accepted a job with a delayed start date, which affected my travel plans

What I wish I knew

"Considered start date flexibility before accepting the offer"

Advice to Someone Facing This Now

If I could tell you one thing

"Plan travel around job start date or negotiate start date"

Regret Index

3/10

Significant downsides.
Complicated feelings about the outcome.

SettledMixedSevere

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Career Category

223

Career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.9/10 across the category.

Same Outcome Band

22%

of Career decisions land in the settled band the same as this one.