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Promissory estoppel[0] exists, but is kind of hard to get any money out of it, and depends on the circumstances and state you live in. Note that, in general, if you renege on a job offer after accepting, all that happens is the company blacklists you.

[0]: https://www.lawyers.com/legal-info/labor-employment-law/job-...

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They probably won't even blacklist you, if they wanted to hire you then (and you come up with a good reason for walking away) they'll want to hire you later for the same reasons. Be kind to your recruiters, have a good justification, and nothing should come of it.

This same sort of rescinding happened in 2008 to college grads joining bulge brackets.

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