1 Underlying issue(s)
Accepting a counter offer may satisfy your desire for more money or more responsibility, but there’s no guarantee that the underlying issue(s) that caused you to want to leave have been resolved. There may be a short-term bounce, but it’s likely that the old issue(s) – whether a problem with your working conditions, your hours or your salary – may resurface and result in you leaving shortly afterwards. In addition, in general with a counter offer it’s only the level of salary that tends to change, and throwing money at a problem isn’t always the best solution.
2 Career progression
Evaluating a counter offer is normally a case of weighing up the salary on offer, and not the possibility for developing your career, which can be detrimental to your future progress. You spend considerable time and energy at work, so it’s important to ensure that you’re applying yourself to something that will generate rewards further down the line and that you won’t hit a glass ceiling too soon.
3 Loyalty
Announcing that you’re leaving and then accepting a counter offer to stay doesn’t create a great impression when it comes to loyalty, either with your employer or your colleagues. To some degree, handing in your resignation can harm the trust that exists between you and your boss, so there may be a greater likelihood of career progression with a different company.
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