Ten Reasons for NOT Accepting a
Counteroffer
A raise won’t permanently cushion thorns in the nest
- What type of company do you work for if you have to threaten to resign before they give you what you are worth?
- Where is the money for the counteroffer coming from? Is it your next pay raise early? All companies have strict wage and salary guide lines, which must be followed.
- Your company will immediately start looking for a new person at a cheaper price.
- You have made your employer aware that you are unhappy. From this day on your loyalty will always be in question.
- When promotion time comes around, your employer will remember who was loyal and who wasn’t.
- When times get tough, your employer will begin the cutbacks with you.
- The same circumstances that now cause you to consider a change will repeat themselves in the future; even if you accept a counteroffer.
- Statistics show that if you accept a counteroffer, the probability of voluntarily leaving in six months or being let go within one year is extremely high.
- Accepting a counteroffer is an insult to your intelligence and a blow to your personal pride, knowing you were bought.
- Once the word gets out, the relationship that you now enjoy with your co-workers will never be the same. You will lose the personal satisfaction of peer group acceptance.
