Let’s say you have joined a new company and you pretty much like everything about it. But just right after joining you received new offer with 2x salary bump, would you go for it? Let’s say right now you make 4k euro and new offer is 8k euro. Would you go for it? But it will burn the bridges with current company.
You can still be polite and I don't think anyone would fault you for taking that big of a pay increase. Give the current company a chance to match.
If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that loyalty is dead—and companies killed it—so do what’s in your best interest.
Seems ok although you can't do this all the time. Then you'll stop getting hired.
You'd also be rich really fast if you did this all the time. 2^N multiplier on pay gets big real quick.
It’s important to remember that’s it only a business transaction. They would not hesitate one bit to fire you if suddenly there is a change in the business plan after hiring you. So why are you bringing emotions into this - you go where you make the most. And you don’t burn bridges by doing so - just tell them nicely and exit on good terms.
The only way to burn bridges is to do things like talk shit to people on your way out or do destructive things like deleting things or leaving time bombs. Moving to another job is not burning bridges. Nobody is that important.
2x the salary is not burning bridges. Any decent manager/company would congratulate you on the great offer. Be classy on the way out and I wouldn’t worry about it.
Key here is "be classy on the way out" don't be a dick
If the owners of the company could sell the company for twice its current valuation with the condition that some/many/most/all the employees would be terminated, you better believe they would.
Yes. Any day yes. You are looking out for yourself - that is not burning bridge. The company will do the same to you without thinking twice. Middle managers are let go for younger talent who works for less money - all the times! Companies don't see tenure or how long the employee has been with them. They see the bottom line and you should too.
How is that burning bridges if you just joined the company?
They are paying more to attract better quality talent. You are selling your time for money. Easy equation for a win-win situation.