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Alli Peck explains why it's okay to turn down a job offer. Employers ghost candidates and choose not to hire all the time, so you shouldn't feel guilty exercising the same choice when a role doesn't fit your needs or negotiations fall through.

Alli Peck explains why it's okay to turn down a job offer. Employers ghost candidates and choose not to hire all the time, so you shouldn't feel guilty exercising the same choice when a role doesn't fit your needs or negotiations fall through.
You don't have to feel bad or guilty when you turn down a job offer. Yes, even if you spent weeks or months interviewing with a company when it's not right, you can walk away. The company would do the same to you if they didn't want to hire you, they just wouldn't give you an offer. Or they might even ghost you. So if you get a job offer and it's not right, or maybe you try to negotiate and they won't budge, don't feel bad or guilty declining.

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