Boss offered me a 10k + 10k counter offer
I have felt unsatisfied with my job for a while now, not just with the pay but the way in which the organisation is run.
I don’t feel confident in myself in my professional and I don’t think I’m in the best position for personal growth.
I recently was offered a job for additional 10k to what I’m now with potential quarterly bonuses. It seems like an appropriate environment for me to fit in with opportunities to learn and grow. I accepted and signed the contract.
My employer came back to say he would pay me an additional 10k on top of what his competitor is offering with promises to expand on my current role.
I am leaning toward taking the new job as I believe it would be better for my career. Am I dumb to leave all that money on the table?
Netizens’ comments
- No, take the new job. Money isn’t going to change your dissatisfaction with your current org. Can confirm I’ve stayed when i should’ve gone
- Wtf are you working as, that’s a lot of money. For that amount of money if I had to clean toilets I would man.
- Agree. When I was hiring manager and people got proposed new jobs I told them that it’s no use to counter offer as
-You searched for a different job for a reason
-If we match you probably will stay for extra 6-12 months anyway
-If the other job sucks we have open doors back. - Often we saw people leave and come back with new skills that would be good in the long haul. Some environments, even how hard you try, will not fit you as an individual.
- A promise isn’t worth anything, so ignore that. A 20k pay increase is significant. So much so I’d say it’s worth thinking about, however the reality is they never tried to keep you, and only now that you are looking to leave did they come back and offer you a lot more. You also don’t like it. I’d ignore that extra 10k, it’s not worth it