http://biggsuccess.com/2008/01/17/should-you-count-on-your-counter-offer/ Life On Your Own Terms Tue, 22 May 2012 01:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://biggsuccess.com/2008/01/17/should-you-count-on-your-counter-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Melissa Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:07:05 +0000 http://biggsuccess.com/?p=152#comment-88 When this happened to me, my boss fell all over himself to keep me! I was able to get the most out of this opportunity. I negotiated a raise and a bump up to assistant manager. It's good to be honest with your current employer. Good luck Patrick! When this happened to me, my boss fell all over himself to keep me! I was able to get the most out of this opportunity. I negotiated a raise and a bump up to assistant manager. It’s good to be honest with your current employer. Good luck Patrick!

]]> http://biggsuccess.com/2008/01/17/should-you-count-on-your-counter-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Erin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:43:54 +0000 http://biggsuccess.com/?p=152#comment-87 I would tell Patrick to just take the new position he accepted. I had the same situation happen to me, took my employer's counter-offer, and then after a year my position was eliminated due to "budget cuts". I really got burned! I would tell Patrick to just take the new position he accepted. I had the same situation happen to me, took my employer’s counter-offer, and then after a year my position was eliminated due to “budget cuts”. I really got burned!

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