Counter-offers: why accepting one is usually the wrong call
Your current employer wakes up the moment you resign. The data on what happens next is not kind.
Your current employer wakes up the moment you resign. The data on what happens next is not kind.
What the numbers say
Roughly 80 percent of candidates who accept a counter-offer leave within 12 months anyway. Trust, once shaken, is hard to rebuild from either side.
Why the counter exists
It is almost always cheaper for your employer to retain you for six months than to backfill you in a hurry. The counter is a tactic, not a recognition.
When the counter is real
If the counter comes with a change in scope, manager, or remit, it might be genuine. If it is purely money, the underlying problem has not changed.
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