I interviewed with EPiC (Singapore office) in January, received a conditional offer (conditional that my first client placement is in place) in March, and had committed to an international move to take place in August with a target start date in September. I had turned down two other final offers for the conditional offer because the people at EPiC were so kind and I had hope. The people of EPiC are incredibly positive, which in this case happened to also be a blindside. As time progressed, I noticed I had to chase updates in terms of client interviews and when I could potentially start. I was told that once the visas were processed it would be a good time to put in my notice because the client match should be easy. Around July I asked for help in organizing the client interviews, at which point my 3rd HR contact (the other two had been dismissed or left) asked if I had other offers on the table or if I was just moving for EPiC. I found this shocking as they knew I turned down two other offers for them in March. I should have taken this as a warning sign but remained positive, the team simply seemed so nice to work with I wanted to give them a chance. I met with them in Singapore in September and everything still seemed in line for me to start, with a slight delay because proposals were still on the table. For months I was constantly reassured a client match was hopefully right around the corner. With time it became apparent there was no client for me in the near future and I began to make other arrangements. It’s now almost December and I still haven’t heard anything about when I could start or not. Although I appreciate the positivity, when it comes to moving a family abroad I learned that hope can also be falsely placed. While I’m sure the intentions to place me were coming from a good place, I was disappointed to have moved internationally only to find out there were not enough clients to turn my offer into a final offer. After I started talking with other companies in Singapore, I realized that I was not the first person to be semi-hired and left in the dark. I don’t mean to hurt the people of EPiC with this narrative, but only shed light on the process for others considering working at EPiC as it was in-transparent and in the end heart-breaking for me. I hope this helps those considering choosing the conditional offer from EPiC over other offers to have more information in the decision-making process.