[paulcole]

You can just take the other offer while you wait and then quit when the one you really want comes in.

[chrismarlow9]

Agreed and I would offer this advice to any junior struggling with the morality of the situation. I had a few reality checks to learn about larger companies and business in general.

[paulcole]

Yep, nobody's ever going to care more about you than you, triply so at work.

[lkramer]

I did that, and had to take a bollocking from the HR guy at the company I took the first offer from, but I don't regret it.

[johnnyanmac]

Dog eat dog world these days, and the employers broke the contract first. I'm sure they've had to reneg, ghost, or cancel interviewees. That kind of system begets more betrayal.

[paulcole]

Depending on how long I'd been there, I would just do it over email/in-writing even if it was an office job.