>Secondly, and more importantly, the reason the employer is making a counter-offer is not to entice you to stay, but to buy enough time to find someone else -- a loyal and qualified someone else -- to replace you.
People need to realize this. I worked for a company that did it time after time. Everybody who actually took a counter was out on the street within three months, meaning the company was able to make a much smoother transition at the cost of just a few extra months at the higher salary.
The guy who took the counter was then in a position of finding a job when he didn't have one, which is a recipe for getting lowballed by potential employers.
When they offered me a counter I was tempted to take it on the condition they give me a huge cash bonus and a twelve month contract with steep cancellation penalties. Instead I just said no. Who wants to work at a place like that?
People need to realize this. I worked for a company that did it time after time. Everybody who actually took a counter was out on the street within three months, meaning the company was able to make a much smoother transition at the cost of just a few extra months at the higher salary.
The guy who took the counter was then in a position of finding a job when he didn't have one, which is a recipe for getting lowballed by potential employers.
When they offered me a counter I was tempted to take it on the condition they give me a huge cash bonus and a twelve month contract with steep cancellation penalties. Instead I just said no. Who wants to work at a place like that?