Ask HN: How do I gracefully accept one offer over another within the same company?
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I think the phrase "I think I'd fit better with team #1" is probably what you're looking for. When you get right down to it, "fit better with" just means "I made the decision based on personal factors", but the phrase implies that you're considering how said personal factors would influence your ability to do useful/good work... which is at least slightly deeper than merely picking the people you like the most.
Thanks. I was kind of planning on saying something like that, but thought someone with more experience (either from my side or the manager's) might have a better suggestion. Oh well, I guess it's a good problem to have.
I think I know which team I'm going to go with. One of the teams' managers got in touch with me right away, he seems to have a good attitude and sense of humor, and he put me in touch with a former intern who sent me a long and extremely positive e-mail about the team. The other team's manager didn't get in touch with me for a couple days, and when he did I just didn't get the impression that he was excited about his work. He didn't seem like he'd be as pleasant a boss as the first team's manager.
So my question is this: How do I present what is basically a personal decsion without it seeming...well, personal?