San_Mateo

Account Executive

Do we have any recourse for a company that rescinds an offer letter ?

I've been in talks with a 3rd party recruiter about joining a new India-based SaaS company that's looking to break into the US market. I went through the entire interview/hiring process.

The recruiting firm about two weeks ago called to say we've got an offer. We negotiated salary a bit, they came back with a counter offer that I accepted.

Since I'd be one of the first US based AE's they were working out final details with benefits and health insurance stuff but they assured me everything was above board and tracking nicely for a January start date. I like my current company and wanted to give them the whole 2 weeks notice and leave on good terms.

I confirmed with the recruiter that everything was good with the offer and let him know that I was going to let my manager know of my intention to resign. The recruiter again assured me we were all set and that I was good to put in my notice, they even provided me resources on "how to put in your notice".

Tell my manager last Friday of my intentions and we have good conversation. He tells the Dir and VP things are amicable and I’m able to finish out the rest of the year.

This morning, our HR guy sends me a slack about emailing my formal resignation letter and literally no less than an hour later the recruiter calls me to tell the offer has been rescinded from the company.

I know this has happened to others and I am so unbelievable f**king pissed off right now. I’m wondering if there’s any recourse I can take here?

I was thinking;

Glassdoor review - but they don’t have a page yet

I don’t know if there’s any legal route but I just want these ass holes to be held to some form of accountability.

Any ideas or suggestions?

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SaaSam

Politicker

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Account Executive

Aside from taking legal action. You could simply announce to the world what they did. Not a good look for an India-based company trying to break into the US. People are already weary of doing business with companies out of India and will likely do a good amount of research into the company if they are considering purchasing their product. If you make enough noise that it's easy to find, even the smallest of red flags will likely result in potential US customers pulling out of a deal.

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

4

Sales Rep

Verbatim from google "Employers can rescind job offers for almost any reason unless that reason is discriminatory, e.g., based on disability, gender, race, etc. There can be legal consequences for employers for revoking an offer. In some cases, employees may be able to sue for damages if they can prove they've suffered losses as a result"

The good thing is you were leaving on good terms with your employer and they might be happy you stay. Its a little awkward, but is that still an option?

If they dont have a glassdoor, I am not sure how you can hold them to accountability.

Pachacuti

Politicker

4

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Unfortunately you don’t have much recourse. However, if you quit a job prior to starting with the new company, you might have some recourse there.

I would definitely speak with an employment lawyer. Most will do a free consult.

San_Mateo

Fire Starter

2

Account Executive

Basically that’s what happened…I turned in my resignation solely because they offered me this job…idk if there’s anything they can do since they’re based in India but god damn, I wanna do something to get back at these guys!

Pachacuti

Politicker

1

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Again, I would seriously consult an employment attorney. You should be able to go after them for potential lost wages.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

4

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

The timing of this is so, so unfortunate. I'm very sorry.

Can you have a talk with your manager and maybe stay? At the very least, it can buy you some time as you look for another offer (as they will now know you've been looking and will accept a good offer).

Diablo

Politicker

1

Sr. AE

That’s very unfortunate, sorry to hear that!

If I have good relations, I would definitely make an attempt to speak to my Manager once.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

1

🦊

Can you stay at your current job?

San_Mateo

Fire Starter

0

Account Executive

I’m not sure…we recently had some pretty big layoffs and I don’t know if that’s good or bad for me staying, but I’m meeting with our Dir tomorrow to chat about it.

CadenceCombat

Tycoon

1

Account Executive

Sorry to hear this happened to you!

DungeonsNDemos

Big Shot

0

Rolling 20's all day

Shit, sorry to hear this happened to you. The tough part is due to the fact that they are not on glassdoor, or repvue, or have much digital presence that there isn't much you can do.
Have you been able to get any actual answers from the recruiter? This is super fucked up on their part.

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

0

Bravado's Resident Asshole

Yeah, legally you have no ground to stand on with this. Hopefully you can figure out a solution with your current company.

Blue_Turtle

Opinionated

0

sdr

Nope. All you can do is maybe work for a competitor and try to crush them. I had a recruiter reach out about a job I applied for (company very high up on cloud 100) and even though I input my availability and was sure to follow up I never heard back from them. Some people are idiots or maybe they just change their minds. Either way, just move on to the next unless you quit your job in expectation of the new payday in which case speak to a lawyer and not us.

punishedlad

Tycoon

0

Business Development Team Lead

Sheeeesh. Any way to convince your current employer it was all a big joke?

ChumpChange

Politicker

0

Channel Manager

You're stuck like Chuck. I would circle back with your current company and let them know what happened. Put your pride aside and see if there's an opportunity for advancement.

PapaRo

Fire Starter

0

President

Companies in India…literally no legal action you can do which would benefit you. A few things…
1. Go back to the current company, but now they know you want to leave. Maybe start a conversation about how you want to stay but also want to grow your career…would it be possible to set a road map.
2. Go travel for 4-6 months or take time off. Use it to job hunt and if nothing happens circle back to your current company and ask to be rehired. Reasoning is that the Indian company was well structured for remote work and couldn’t support you to be successful.

Hope you end up in a good place!

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