| Many
times, when a candidate submits his/her
letter of resignation to accept a new
position, his/her current employer will
attempt to offer a higher salary or a
more generous benefits package to entice
the candidate to stay. The following are
10 reasons why NOT to accept this type of
offer. 1. You have made your
employer think that you are unhappy. From
this day forward your loyalty will always
be in question.
2. When
promotion time comes around, your
employer will remember who is loyal and
who is not.
3. When
times get tough, your employer will begin
cutbacks with you.
4. Accepting
a counter offer is an insult to your
intelligence and a blow to you 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
this your next raise early?
6. Your
company will immediately start looking
for a new person at a cheaper price.
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.
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 will
never be the same. You will lose the
personal satisfaction of peer group
acceptance.
10. What
type of company do you work for that you
have to threaten to resign before they
give you what you are worth.
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