Never accept a counter-offer
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Never accept a counter-offer
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Re: Never accept a counter-offer
#2"I have seen researches showing that more than 90% of the employees who accepted a counter-offer are leaving the company after an average of 15 months."
Can you add a link to those studies?
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#3"I have seen researches showing that more than 90% of the employees who accepted a counter-offer are leaving the company after an average of 15 months." Can you add a link to those studies?
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Re: Never accept a counter-offer
#4"I have seen researches showing that more than 90% of the employees who accepted a counter-offer are leaving the company after an average of 15 months." Can you add a link to those studies?
Thanks for pointing it out. I've added a link and removed the number as actually there are different studies with different numbers.
Here are few other resources of such examples
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/counter-offer-could...
http://thevetrecruiter.com/news/a-perfect-case-study-for-not...
http://www.careercast.com/career-news/pros-and-cons-countero...
Re: Never accept a counter-offer
#5> employees who accepted a counter-offer are leaving the company after an average of 15 months.
15 months MORE. Damn. I wish I could stay that long in a single company.
Either the project is long finished, or the startup went bankrupt, or the entire department is redone, or there is somewhere else offering a significant raise, or...
Sometimes, I wonder what's the average tenancy for competent employees in a hot tech hub.
Re: Never accept a counter-offer
#6"Never" seems awfully absolute. For me at least the decision would depend on the terms of the counter-offer.
Re: Never accept a counter-offer
#7 Counterpoint, I accepted a counter offer two years ago. Since then, I have been promoted twice. I am now one of the highest-paid, and highest ranked individuals in my organization.
Additionally, I have been given many opportunities specifically designed to help me grow my career in the direction that I preferred. This has included everything from project assignment, to introductions to board members and VCs, to educational opportunities.
One must always be careful when considering a counter offer, however any blanket advice stating to never accept is going to be wrong, and harmful.
Re: Never accept a counter-offer
#8On the other side of this, I accepted a counter-offer and enjoyed another four or so years at the company, finally leaving after being there almost eight years.
Never say never.
Re: Never accept a counter-offer
#9"Never" seems awfully absolute. For me at least the decision would depend on the terms of the counter-offer.
The article has this near the end:
There are always exceptions, even more, there are cases when accepting a counter-offer is a right decision (your cat dies and you need bunch of money to save her).
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#10> employees who accepted a counter-offer are leaving the company after an average of 15 months. 15 months MORE. Damn. I wish I could stay that long in a single company. Either the project is long finished, or the startup went bankrupt, or the entire department is redone, or there is somewhere else offering a significant raise, or... Sometimes, I wonder what's the average tenancy for competent employees in a hot tech…
I've heard it's about a year in Silicon Valley.