Associate Offer Revoked After Asking to Negotiate
sorry for the ted talk- i’ve been applying and interviewing for associate positions in my state since beginning of the year (after quitting a horrible associate place where i was crying everyday for months). i live in a rural area trying to live in a bigger city so a lot of my saved money is spent on travel. i always make it to the final round of interviews or one of their top candidates, but never picked. i finally found a wellness clinic i applied to, shadowed, etc and really really liked it. i felt like i was seeing docs who experienced horrible associate positions in the past as well so i was coming in thinking i was seen and heard by others. less than a week after seeing the clinic the head doc sent me an initial offer letter and that they would be happy to discuss any changes or negotiate anything i wanted. compared to the minimum base salary (which i met the qualifications and requirements for), they low balled me about 10k. based on what we talked about previously, i was shocked by this. so along with asking some clarifying questions, i ask if we could negotiate the starting salary to what the job posting said the minimum was. a few days later i got a text from the head doc that “some things have changed in the office” but that they’re not ignoring me and will get back to me ASAP. a few days after that i got another text saying that unfortunately “due to changes and financial logistics” they cannot afford to take me on as an associate anymore. i’m devastated. did i do something wrong? what would cause such a 180? i also don’t have the best home life atm so i’m also trying to escape that but now with gas prices increasing i can barely afford to travel to interviews now. i’ve applied to do remote UR chiro work but ive received no cases yet.