Backing out of a contract?

[meisterluv]

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At the beginning of May I signed a contract to work for an out of state FQHC. Contract was very simple with no employment period. Since signing on they have been trying to hiring a DH, DA for me to oversee. This site has limited procedures: Adults only for restorative, endo, EXT. Right before the job offer I also interviewed at a local FQHC. This site offers all procedures including pedo and prost. Would it be wrong of me to back out of my contract with the out of state location? I feel like a jerk doing it but I know I will gain more experience at the 2nd offer. Also - this new offer I received is 30k less in compensation but offers more benefits and way less on premiums.

Thanks.

 

[T00thDr]

I did the same thing. Just leaving dental school I backed out of a contract offer at one location and went to another. The one I went to though had WAY better pay, so that's a big reason why I went.

In the end, you have to worry about yourself and your needs. These are corporations (even if it is a FQHC) they have HRs and other departments that hire and fire people all the time. They will never care about you as an individual, you are a cog that fits into their needs, it is part of the game. So, I wouldn't worry about being a "jerk". These places would fire you in a second without a thought if they felt that you were not meeting their needs.

Don't mean to sound all blunt. I have worked for 3 FQHCs since graduations and I have LOVED everything about it. I hope to always work for clinics like this. That being said, I know that these places are only worried about the bottom line.

 

[UncleJoesVeneers]

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At the beginning of May I signed a contract to work for an out of state FQHC. Contract was very simple with no employment period. Since signing on they have been trying to hiring a DH, DA for me to oversee. This site has limited procedures: Adults only for restorative, endo, EXT. Right before the job offer I also interviewed at a local FQHC. This site offers all procedures including pedo and prost. Would it be wrong of me to back out of my contract with the out of state location? I feel like a jerk doing it but I know I will gain more experience at the 2nd offer. Also - this new offer I received is 30k less in compensation but offers more benefits and way less on premiums.

Thanks.

I tried to give an FQHC six months notice once per the prohibitive notice clause. About a month before leaving, and after a new dentist was already working to replace me, they tried to get me to pay $15k for credentialing, relocation, and some made up figure for lost insurance production. I just ignored them and moved out of state to a new clinic. Never heard from them again.

If you’re sure you’d rather work in the local office then just do it. But be sure to have lawyers review these contracts and don’t fall for FQHC HR bull****. They are worse than for profit corporations sometimes.

 

[AONLINE]

In April I was desperate and signed a contract with the first DSO that offered me a job. I am still in the process of interviewing for a few different jobs and if I find something better I would back out of my contract with the DSO.

 

[cmjacks5]

At the beginning of May I signed a contract to work for an out of state FQHC. Contract was very simple with no employment period. Since signing on they have been trying to hiring a DH, DA for me to oversee. This site has limited procedures: Adults only for restorative, endo, EXT. Right before the job offer I also interviewed at a local FQHC. This site offers all procedures including pedo and prost. Would it be wrong of me to back out of my contract with the out of state location? I feel like a jerk doing it but I know I will gain more experience at the 2nd offer. Also - this new offer I received is 30k less in compensation but offers more benefits and way less on premiums.

Thanks.

I think you should tell them now you found something better. What are they going to to do??? As long as you haven’t started yet I don’t see the problem.

 

[2TH MVR]

Just do what is best for you, but be professional about it.

In larger, saturated communities ..... how you exit a potential or existing job probably is not relevant. Again. Be professional.
In smaller communities. The dental community is typically very small. Even in the larger communities. Best not to burn bridges. Be professional.