..what would you do if company B contacts you for an interview?
Lets say company B offers a better salary but you like the job description of job A better. Obviously there are pros and cons to be weighed.
My concern is mostly ethical. Am I douche for accepting to interview with company B? The start date is in a month
What would you do? I'm looking for purely logical ethical reasons
Go to the interview with company B.
Remember that you are disposable to both companies. They can very easily replace you, even once hired, with someone that can do exactly what you would be doing and for cheaper.
Look at it this way...
Do you ever truly stop looking for a job? In other words, once you have a good job, aren't you constantly looking for a better job?
Even if you accepted an offer from company A, there is no reason why you shouldn't go and explore what company B has to offer. If even for the experience of interviewing with another company, it is well worth your time.
As a matter of fact, you should go and interview with company B and if/when they make an offer, tell them that you would only be willing to take it if they can offer you X amount (X amount = 25-35% more than what company A is offering you) and that they would have to cater the role in such a way that revolves around your strengths/talents.
Now, a few things can happen from this point on.
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A) They can say yes and you would have a ideal job waiting for you.
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B) They can simply say no, which would then mean that you still have a job with company A and the experience would have given you a broader idea of what your going market value truly is, while sharpening your interview skills.
OR(
C) Assuming they say no to your counter, they could very well instead offer 5-15% more than what company A is offering and might be willing to make your job description a little more similar to what company A described.
In all 3 scenarios, you walk away better off than you would have been if you would have never gone to the interview with company B.
It's a win-win situation for you if you do in fact go to that interview with company B. During that interview, you will be confident (as you know you already have a job lined up), you will demand what you feel you are truly worth (with no repercussions) and you will leave that interview (regardless of getting anything) with a strong sense of accomplishment.
Go for it..
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