Twelve Reasons Not To Accept A Counter Offer
- Statistics show that 85% of those who accept counter offers are gone within 6 months.
- 92% are gone within a year.
- Your peer relationships will change.
- Your loyalty will always be questioned—this could affect any future promotional opportunities.
- You have now made your employer aware that you are unhappy.
- Your company will immediately begin looking for a new person at a cheaper price.
- How would you feel about being threatened in order to win?
- When times get tough, the company will begin the next cutback with you.
- You are probably getting your next raise early.
- You could be training your replacement.
- The situation rarely changes.
- You gave your word to XYZ Company. It is not the professional thing to do.
“The situation rarely changes” –The same circumstances that now cause you to make a change will repeat themselves in the future–even if you accept a counter offer.
