never accept counter offers upon resigning

NEVER ACCEPT COUNTER OFFERS UPON RESIGNING

Resigning is tough. One thing you should never, ever do is accept a counter-offer, or use
an offer to get at one .
Why not? Simple – the company that’s making you the counter could care less about you
the moment you resign. You’re tainted goods that they’ve now had to pay a premium to
hang on to. If you think they’re going to just forgive and forget, you’re delusional.
Paranoia runs deep. Every time you step out to make a private call, or take a sick-day,
they’re going to assume you’re interviewing. If the firm runs into some trouble, and needs
to make lay-offs, you’ll be on the list – guaranteed. You’re expensive, tagged as disloyal,
and they won’t feel guilty about letting you go since you clearly wanted to at some point
anyways.
Think about the reasons you were looking in the first place. If it was money, do you want
to stay somewhere that you have to use blackmail (and that’s what using an offer to get a
counter is, kids) to get a raise? If it’s environment, do you think the company is going to
suddenly shift itself to accommodate you? Easier for them to make some hollow promises,
and then quietly call a recruitment agency to start looking for your replacement against
the moment you wise up that they were just talking nice. You made a decision, and while
a counter-offer can make your head spin, keep a written list of why you are leaving and
pull it out whenever you get tempted.
60% of Kenyan candidates who accept a counter offer find themselves jobless after only
12 months because “things didn’t change” “they don’t trust me” “I just got laid off”,
etc.
Be careful with counter offers.