Should I give them a call or... Potentially bait and switch my second choice
I am waiting to hear back from a company I would love to work for. I also just got a job offer from my second choice company and they are asking for a start date. Should I call the first company and ask for an update? They seemed like they really wanted to hire me (my would be manager is a former coworker who was gushing at my performance to his boss when they were both interviewing me) and today is the last day for the range they gave me to hear back from them. Should I give the second company a tentative start date and then make the 'sorry I am actually going with a different opportunity but thank you' call if I do get an offer?
Thanks for any advice!