[ramsj]

So...Job seekers should commit to an acceptance even if it makes bad financial/personal sense?

It was true when they accepted the offer, time passes and things changed (e.g., got a better offer), now it's not true.

[runnerup]

Maybe the job seeker could offer to work for free for the number of hours they'd be contractually entitled to in severance payments if they were fired their first week on the job. Usually that's zero.