Have you ever declined a job offer based on gut instinct about a person? There is one job I interviewed for and I really wanted the job until I met the department manager. His eyes did not smile. My initial reaction to his picture was that I did not feel good about his eyes and in the interview I was taken aback with the same feeling. I asked my friend about their reaction to his eyes in the picture (not telling them that it was a job I was interviewing for) and they said, "This person does not smile. This person looks very angry." I decided not to accept the position. I hope I didn't make a mistake but I have this nagging feeling pulling me back telling me NO!

Go with your gut. Always. Had a guy who "trapped" me in an interview by trying to present his ideas, and explaining how his company worked - he was awful and long winded. Long story but I interrupted him and said you know, I appreciate your time, but this is not the right fit for me. I knew it, a gut feeling so strong. I made the right decision. I also took 2 different jobs with 2 different companies later in my career and knew both times it was not going to work out. Awful owners of companies, awful people. I did not follow my gut. Always always follow it. You did the right thing for yourself!

Absolutely; 2x in fact - both were professional positions at separate ad agencies . First was because the woman who would be my immediate supervisor seemed to only be "on" when there were males in the room; she was cold and distant to all females. Second agency, I flew in for the interview on a Friday and as I was being walked around the department, everyone was settling in for a long night/weekend of account revisions and the Director had no idea how long that work was going to take and certainly wasn't planning on being there with his team-just handed over his credit card to pay for dinner. Both times I happily told the recruiter "Nope" and exactly why. Go with your gut always.