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6. Counter Offer
6. HOW TO HANDLE A COUNTER OFFER
You’ve got yourself an offer for a great new job and you’ve been all through the hassle of writing and handing in your resignation letter. The boss wasn’t too pleased (no surprise there, then) but didn’t seem to kick up too much of a fuss about it. Then out of the blue comes the thing you probably least expected - - a counter-offer. This could be as simple as an increase in salary, a promotion, added responsibility, more involvement generally, or any combination of these.
This will probably confuse you. Whenever you leave a job it can be difficult, especially if you have been there some time. You are sure that you really want your new job, but may suffer from an attack of guilt about leaving your present company.
Don’t worry. Counter-offers are very common. Exactly how often this happens is difficult to quantify, but the facts
are there that most people who accept a counter-offer leave their jobs within the next year, and a great many go within three to six
months.
You need to ask yourself why this offer has been made. If you were indispensable, why wasn’t it made before? Your boss may have realised that replacing you would be expensive and hasn’t got time to go through the recruiting process right now. They might want you as cover until they find someone else or they haven’t got time to train someone new. Most importantly, if you leave, it might reflect badly on your boss. So why should you reject this counter-offer? From the day you resign, your boss will probably never fully trust you again and you are unlikely to be considered for future promotion. Your colleagues will know that you really don’t want to be there. Why did you resign in the first place? You deserve to put yourself first because no-one else will. You’ve made the decision, so stick to it.
Thank your employer for the offer and reaffirm your intention to leave.
6. Counter Offer
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