10 good reasons for not accepting a counteroffer
- You have made your employer aware of your dissatisfaction. From this day on, your loyalty will be in question.
- When promotions are considered, your employer will take your lack of loyalty into account.
- Once the word gets out, your relationship with your co-workers will never be the same.
- There could be a strong impact later on your sense of pride. You could feel like you've been bought.
- When times get tough, your employer will begin the cutbacks with you.
- Your company is likely to begin looking — immediately — for your replacement.
- Statistics show that 85% of those who accept a counteroffer end up leaving — voluntarily or involuntarily — within one year.
- You will probably wonder where the extra money is suddenly coming from. Is it just an advance on a raise you would have got anyway?
- A counteroffer raises doubts about the type of company you work for. Why should you have to threaten to resign before they give you what you're worth?
- The same circumstances that caused you to consider leaving will likely recur in the future.
