Lateral Start Date Delay – Bad Look?
I recently accepted a lateral offer to a MM IB in a city i dont currently live in (Currently live in NYC). I'm coming from a boutique and have already signed the updated offer letter, which reflects a July 14 start date (originally I had asked for July 21, but agreed to move it up when asked).
That said, I’m running into some relocation delays—housing and logistics have been tougher than expected—and I’m now considering asking if it would be possible to push my start date back by a week to July 21, the date I had initially proposed.
Would it be a bad look to make this request after having already signed the offer? Could this raise any red flags or risk the offer getting pulled?
Appreciate any insight from folks who’ve been in a similar situation.
No one here knows the situation at your new firm – just ask directly for 7/21. Explain what you’re dealing with, and they’ll say yes or no.
I literally did this and no issues. If it's a week because of movers, these things happen. If it's 4 months because you want to yolo around the world for a bit, different story.
No, no sería una mala imagen si lo manejás bien. Ya firmaste la oferta, lo cual es clave, y el cambio que estás pidiendo es razonable y por motivos logísticos, no por falta de compromiso. Si pedís el ajuste con suficiente antelación (idealmente esta misma semana), lo más probable es que lo entiendan.
Las firmas saben que las reubicaciones son complejas, especialmente si estás mudándote desde una ciudad como Nueva York. Lo importante es el tono del mensaje: mostrarse agradecido, reafirmar tu entusiasmo por el rol, y dejar en claro que estás haciendo todo lo posible por llegar lo antes posible.
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