Accepted counter offer

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treihg

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treihg
Feb 8 20 Comments

Last week I accepted a counter offer as my team was able to meet my external offer. It is but ackward in meetings now a days. Should I worry about it or continue to work at normal? Interested in hearing from people who have accepted counter offer.
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  • New / Product
    MissJugaad

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    MissJugaad
    Never. Ever. Ever accept a counter.
    Feb 8 4
    • Lyft
      bobjokin

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      bobjokin
      Cool
      Feb 8
    • New / IT
      shoshnebu2

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      shoshnebu2
      When you accept a counter offer you are just trading a floor for a ceiling. $500K is now the max at your old company (difficult to get more) where it was the lowest at the new company. Plus old company will expect more from you.
      Feb 8
  • Amazon
    C0V1D-19

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    C0V1D-19
    People who tell you to never accept a counter have probably never been a manager. Offering someone a counter can take a ton of work and justification, so it actually does mean the manager wants to keep you. Some HR departments require evidence that an employee is a retention risk before they'll allow a big raise. Your boss may have wanted to give you more money all along but not had the tools to do it until they had evidence you're a retention risk. Blame the company's policies if you want...

    I accepted a counter once. I still left the company though several months later. Then a couple months after that, my ex-boss called me to inform me he was awarding me an annual bonus. I was surprised and told him he didn't need to do that. He said I was a part of that year's effort and he wanted to reward me.
    Feb 9 2
  • Microsoft
    red wolf

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    red wolf
    What is awkward?

    A counter offer means your leadership team values you. I have been told by a manager that the easiest way to get a TC bump is bringing a competing offer. They can also try and get you SSA etc. but it is a lot of effort for so little money ( say 50k over 5 years). Many teams also have HR budget allocated for counter offers. So it easier to get it approved.

    I don’t know why blind considers accepting a counter offer is bad. Atleast at microsoft this shouldn’t be considered bad.
    Feb 8 2
    • Amazon
      treihg

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      treihg
      OP
      Microsoft, that's how I saw this when I took the counter offer.
      Feb 8
    • Microsoft
      red wolf

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      red wolf
      No employer will pay you based on what they can afford, and definitely not the max they can afford. Microsoft can clearly afford to pay a lot more.

      They pay the least amount required. Microsoft will adjust your pay if you move to a different location (even if you continue doing the same job for the same team and same manager)
      Feb 8
  • Meta
    s3.

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    s3.
    Did you announce to your teammates that you are moving and then decide not to? If so, yea it can be awkward. You shouldn't have announced it when there was a possibility to come back.

    If you didn't announce, then no need to feel awkward.
    Feb 8 1
  • Awkward*
    Feb 8 0