Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : I was in a pretty dead-end job, and was actively searching for new work. A recruiter reached out to me, and told me about a position that was open at company number 1 that was looking for someone with my experience. The position was in the same field as my previous job, but I was willing to give it a shot, as the company seemed pretty cool, and I really needed to get out of what was at the time my current job. I went through multiple rounds of interviews, and did pretty dang well. It should be noted that this place was quite a ways away from my apartment, and commute by car would look like 2 hours worth of travel daily (unless an accident would occur on the freeway, a common occurrence in California).

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While this was happening, but well into the process of interviewing for company number 1, I was contacted by a friend who told me they had an opening at the company he was working at, company number 2, for a position in a different field than the one I was in currently. I told him I was looking for work, and he gave my resume to the company to consider. I got an interview with that company, which was located in a city that was about a 30 min commute daily. I did well in the interview.

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Fast foward a couple days: I hear back from company number 1 saying they are offering me the job, and they give me a week to decide on whether or not to take the job. It's a reasonable offer, and one I would happily take, especially to get out of the job I had. I reached out to company 2, but they still were interviewing other people at the time and still were making decisions. At the end of the week, I decide to take the job at company number 1. While I would rather work at company number 2, I wasn't hearing back from anywhere else, and I needed to get out of the current job.

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Fast Forward another 2 weeks: I am starting my job at company number 2. The work is fine, the people are nice, and the company is a good environment. The commute, however, is miserable. I am doing my thing, then I hear back from company number 2, they are offering me the position with higher pay, but not by too much. I would rather be at company number 2. I decide to accept their offer. I meet with my manager at company number 1, and he is discussing with me and commenting how this is "pretty bad" that I accepted the offer, already had gone through on-boarding, and was now wanting to leave. They matched the salary offer from number 2, but I told him it was the commute that was the big deciding factor. He was pretty upset by it all, but I don't think he took it out in any sort of unreasonable way.

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After all of this process, I do wonder, Am I the Asshole for leaving a company after only working there 1 week? I recognize this isn't normal or ideal in terms of company policy, but does that make me an asshole for doing it. If you do think so, I'd love to hear your advice at what I should have done. Thank you in advance.

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Tl;dr: Needed to get out of job, got offered a job, took it, but am leaving after only working there a week to a new job because of commute. AITA?