Counter offer

Intel
hoolie

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hoolie
Sep 12, 2019 37 Comments

Gave my notice today and manager asked me to stay and dicuss my new offer.

I am yet to have a meeting but would love to know what should be my response.

3 cases :
1) They offer slightly lower than the current offer
2) They offer the same
3) They offer more than the current (Highly unlikely)

Would like to get opinion on either of these three cases

Should I stay if counter offer is same or more?

Current TC : 150K
Offer TC : 230K (Almost 50% bump from current TC)
Counter Offer TC : Yet to Decide

YOE : 4 Years

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TOP 37 Comments
  • Cisco
    gutki

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    gutki
    As someone mentioned few days back in response to a similar post : Never. Accept. Counter. Offer. Period. Once they know you are a flight risk, you would never know how and when they would hit back at you. Just leave - politely and amicably.
    Sep 12, 2019 6
    • Tesla
      lambdaq

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      lambdaq
      That’s not true. If company gives you a counter they want to keep you cause you add the value to the company.
      I’ve seen folks who were let go without counter offers at Tesla cause they were jerks in the first place.
      Sep 13, 2019
    • Mesosphere / Eng
      Onesie

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      Onesie
      Yeah, this not accept counter offer BS might be true for other firms but not top notch employers in technology. It’s hard to find good people and counters are very common. Also, I have seen enough people sticking around post the counter.
      Sep 13, 2019
  • Everybody on Blind says not to accept counter, but I wonder how many are just parroting what they hear from others. Examples of people getting fucked by this?

    For example, if somebody currently in Seattle gets a big offer to move to Bay Area. In the unlikely event they get matched, why not stay where they're wanted and basically getting more after factoring in taxes and cost of living?
    Sep 13, 2019 2
    • Intel
      hoolie

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      hoolie
      OP
      Totally agreed with your response.
      However, I am not moving anywhere so we can rule out the location factor
      Sep 13, 2019
    • Tesla / Eng
      🐉⛈

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      🐉⛈
      Agree, this advice often comes from some recruiter opinion piece that says how's it terrible to accept a counter.
      Sep 13, 2019
  • New / Mktg
    SrZeroCool

    New Mktg

    PRE
    IBM
    SrZeroCool
    Don't accept but hear them out. Don't burn bridges.
    Sep 13, 2019 1
  • Citrix Systems / Eng
    ಅವನೌನ ಹಡಾ

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    ಅವನೌನ ಹಡಾ
    Which company are you going ?
    Sep 12, 2019 5
  • Microsoft / Eng
    I'm Batman

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    I'm Batman
    First thought- that place is toxic. GTFO!
    We don’t know what you do or if you like it there, where the next offer is from, were you looking for a new gig, or ...
    ?
    Sep 12, 2019 1