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What type
of company do you work for if you have to threaten to resign
before they give you what you are worth?
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Where is the money for the
counteroffer coming from? Is it your next raise early? Almost
all companies have strict wage and salary guidelines which must be
followed.
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Your company may immediately start
looking for a new person at a cheaper price.
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You have now made your employer aware
that you are unhappy. From this day on, your loyalty will always
be a question.
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When your promotion time comes around,
your employer will remember who was loyal and who was not
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When times get tough, your employer
may well begin the cutback with you.
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The same circumstances that now cause
you to consider a change will probably repeat themselves in the
future, even if you accept a counter offer.
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Statistics show that if you accept a
counter offer, the probability of voluntarily leaving in six
months or being let go within one year is extremely high.
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Accepting a counter offer is an insult
to your intelligence and a blow to your personal pride – knowing
that you were bought.
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Once the word gets out, the
relationship that you now enjoy with your co-workers may never be
the same. You will probably lose the personal satisfaction of
peer-group acceptance.
