Once you have accepted a new position and you are ready to turn in your notice, you must be prepared for the counter offer. Some companies will try to offer you more money to stay. Be aware, they seldom work in the long run.

1. You have now made your employer aware that you are unhappy. From this day on, your loyalty will always be in question. You will never be part of the Team.

2. When promotion time comes around, your employer will remember who is loyal and who is not. The employee that never thought of moving on will be the one that gets the next promotion

3. When times get tough, your employer will begin the cutbacks with you. They will remember the day you resigned, not all of the hard work you have put in.

4. Accepting a counter offer is an insult to your intelligence and a blow to your personal pride: you were bought.

5. Where is the money for the counter offer coming from? All companies have wage and salary guidelines which must be followed. Is it your next raise early?

6. Your company may immediately start looking for a new person at a cheaper price. They may give you the extra money now, but be aware in the future.

7. The same circumstances that now cause you to consider a change will repeat themselves in the future, even if you accept a counter offer. There was a reason you started looking, what changed?

8. Statistics show that if you accept a counter offer, the probability of voluntarily leaving in six months or being let go in one year is extremely high.

9. Once the word gets out, the relationship that you now enjoy with your co-workers may never be the same. You may lose the personal satisfaction of peer group acceptance. Word may get out that you were bought.

10. What type of company do you work for if you have to threaten to resign before they give you what you are worth?



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