Why You Should NEVER Accept a Counter Offer - Accepting a counter offer is a bad career move
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- In this video, I explain why you should never accept a counter offer. The reality is, accepting a counter offer is a bad career move and might be detrimental to you in the long run. I explain, step by step, why accepting a counter offer is a bad career move and what the short and long term consequences of accepting a counter offer might be. By the end of this video, you will never look at counter offers the same again.
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I have never left just because of money or even the position. It's about the culture of the company and long term prospects which isn't going to change no matter how many carrots they dangle in front of you.
love your work, Ben. thank you.
Most companies don't show their employees the appreciation they deserve...just leave and hope that the next move is the right one! i will be doing that soon...just waiting for my bonus check first. I earned it after all.
You absolutely did! Don’t look back!
Hi Ben,
My sincere thanks to your very eye-opening video! Tomorrow I will say NO to a counter offer with 99% confidence for making the correct decision in changing my company! Before watching your video my confidence level was only 60% (my emotions was blocking me from logical and critical thinking!) Thanks man! 😊
You are very welcome Hamed! I think you are making the right call! Congrats on your new role!!!
I'm at this door step right now. And when you said what about the other 364 days? You hit it on the head. Its an act of desperation. Not a genuine concern
Right! At this point, it’s about them. Every day before today could have been about you!
I just see counter offers of them getting more time to get a replacement for you. If they also don't counter offer, it should confirm to you that they didn't value you in the first place.
It’s a good point
When you reveal another offer you are revealing to them that you are unhappy and actively seeking a different employer. The counteroffer is to keep you on for a few more weeks so they can seemlessly hire a replacement. It is for their convenience and to mitigate the damage of a sudden termination.
Generally I agree my friend. It’s a bad idea to accept the vast majority of the time.
Thanks my dude. Currently in the final rounds with two places so I'm preparing for the counter discussion now
It’s definitely coming! I
Hope you get an amazing offer! I don’t know what your profession is, but don’t be surprised when you get one!
Thank you sooooo much. This has happened to me exactly as you explained. You explained exactly how I felt with the counter offer. They EXCEEDED my expectations of what I figured a counter offer would have been. Even offering my wife a position of employment. Right down to the owner coming to see me. I will say they have made the offerings so appealing that IT MAKES ME FEEL GUILTY TO LEAVE. I fill a role that is needed and have done WAY MORE than the minimum and saved the business $1000’s. But they would not fix my pay. Even after years of complaining. Now the request of past has been changed and much much more has been dished up. But I am sticking to my guns and following my gut and leaving. To feel better about my decision I prayed that I get confirmation I am
Making the right choice. God said to RUclips leaving when a counter offer is given. I found you first and foremost. Right on top. Two videos later you confirmed my confusion. Thank you. God bless. And I pray many who are in my shoes see this video. I’ll be sharing this video.
Glad I could help Thomas! And congrats on the new role!
Thank you.
@@thomasnichols9839 you are welcome my friend!
The funny thing is I said to the person trying to negotiate me staying something so drastic that I thought I had made my voice heard. I said “you could offer me a $100,000 a year keys to the store the alarm code with come and go as I needed and the answer is still no.”
I work at a car dealership. I do tons of work in and out of my job description and like I said saved the dealership thousands and thousands of dollars. Just like when they sell cars and are desperate to make that quota they say and make deals you wouldn’t believe. They thought they can do it. And the end result I had to buckle down and stand my ground. I’m not property you fix when it is broken. You take care of me as the time goes by. Not when it is oh damn we need this guy. They became a day late and a dollar short. The way I look at it they could have prevented this years ago. You maintain the people’s happiness by caring while you have them not when you are going to loose them.
You have probably learned an important lesson: When you get too comfortable, God says that it's time for you to grow a bit. Then come the growing pains. God uproots you from your comfort, and plants you in richer soil. Life gets even better when you learn to work with God.
Right?
And once an employee knows in their heart that they no longer want to be working at that company - no amount of money will make them stay
Exactly! There's a reason you want to leave why would any $$$, words, BS do now? 😂 see you bitches n aholes in another lifetime😂 but I hv seem an almost ex colleague did that since she was just hoping for a counter. If I slammed in that letter, see you bitches in another lifetime 😂
Agree with this 100%. I rejected the question if they can offer a counter. When I informed my boss about my resignation, it was final.
That’s how I view it. I’ve made the call at that point.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video. Currently in this sitch. Think I’ll move on and decline the counter. Thank you 😊
It’s the right call like 90%. Glad you liked the video Janell!!! And congrats on the new role!
My coworker offered to increase my salary by 12k a year if I stayed. Currently it’s me and one other coworker, who’s leaving because he’s sick of it. So that would mean I would have to do my job and his for 12k more a year, even though he makes waaaaay more than what the 12k would put me at for a yearly salary. Safe to say I’m looking for new jobs and not looking back.
Smart decision! Not worth it!
I'm stuck in that position without any pay increase.. Replacing 2 colleagues on mat leave, so doing the job of 3 people for the same base salary... If I leave there's no one else to replace me... You would think this would be a good enough reason for them to give me a raise on their own... But nope. They are even avoiding giving me my yearly review 😂
Thank you for solidifying the decision I’ve already made.
Sometimes that’s all we need 🤝
I'd like to see a video about the opposite: in what circumstances would a counter offer benefit you? How could you or your employer ensure you're in the 11%?
GREAT TOPIC!!!!! Yes. I will do this!!!
Totally! I just accepted the counter offer since I’m happy with my job and my team. I love what I do and enjoy working everyday. We need a video about the good 👍🏻
@@chrisarredondo3756 can we have a followup? Do you still work there?
Thank you for this. Facing this dilemma right now.
It’s tough. What are you gonna do?
@@BenTalksTalent I accepted the new job. I wanted to leave the old job for a reason. So full steam ahead. Thank you again. 🙂
@@FDAaliyah awesome! I think it’s the right call!
If you're already doing work that is above your pay grade then you should not be expected to increase your work volume to match any retaining pay increase.
I agree. If only these things were logic based. There are plenty of things that SHOULD and SHOULDN’T happen but still do.
Anyway, when I tell an employer I'm leaving, it's because I already got hired somewhere else, so do they really expect me to call the other company and basically tell them I wasted their time, and essentially eliminate any chance for me to be hired there ever again?
It happens all the time actually
Am I the only one thinking too many people think of jobs like if they where cell phone companies? Like you gotta threaten with leaving, so you get a fair/ better deal, because beign loyal to the company doesn't pay off anymore?
It is one thing to get a counteroffer when you turn in your notice. It is another to do some interviews here and there in order to force management's hands into offering you raises and better deals. Odly enough, this seems to work like a charm: the person who will dropp dissatisfaction and leaving hints here and there is more likely to be promoted that the trooper who is quietly shouldering the work. If you are a trooper, never accept the counteroffer. Cause they never noticed you before, and Will change you for some malcontent with no loyalty in a heartbeat
This is the best content on counter offers!!!
"More pay, means more expectations." Taking it back to sports: I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. When Jim McIlvaine was a second round pick with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, and making the league minimum $150,000 (1994-95 figures), he was considered kind of a steal. Then, as a free agent, back when centers were a HUGE ingredient to winning championships in the NBA, and he was a great per-minute shot blocker, he signs a 7 year $35 million contract. Now, his meager SCORING numbers draw complaints from all of the fans. He was signed by us in 1996, and even in 2023 as we speak, fans in Seattle STILL talk about "how the McIlvaine signing sent the Sonics on a downward spiral, that they never recovered from." So, Ben is right: More money is always great, but we all have to remember, that that also means more responsibilities, and higher expectations. If one was making $70,000, and got a counter offer for $85,000, even subconsciously, your managers are going to expect you to produce like an $85,000 worker.
Good example!
I look at counters as a bit of an insult, because I don't look for something else until after I've already given them a chance to rectify the situation, which is usually related to compensation. They're saying, "we've always known that you're worth more, and we're willing to negotiate now because we HAVE to." No. That time has passed, and they've essentially admitted that they were deliberately under-compensating me because they thought they could get away with it. How am I supposed to have any trust in them going forward?
100%. It’s not about you, it’s about them
I am in this dilemma. Been at the firm 12 yrs. Pay wasnt great but not horrible, although i do feel i am underpaid (i never asked for more or brought it up) Remote 100% now which allows flexibility & confort for me. Issue is no growth or official promotion, although i do assist with many admin duties that arise. I recently got offered a admin job with a government agency, a bit less pay but im excited about it and believe there is growth. I received a counter offer, boss said to give him a #, and that he didnt know i wanted growth.
It’s tough but it rarely works out. 80% failure rate is a super high risk.
This just happened to me. Immediately I thought about this video and the question: Why now and not back then? that company was pretty bad back then and then they offered me extra money to stay lol. I didn't even give them my 15 days notice. I just walked happy as a cucumber. I already landed a new job, so I didn't care at all. I feel so proud about me.
Great video very well laid out. I like facts!
Thank you. I also like facts.
I have seen two of my friends getting fired few months after accepting counter offer. NEVER do that.
Agreed
GREAT video!!!...thank you for sharing, this has helped me tremedously
You are very welcome! It’s a tough situation!
All managers should have a fair idea of their reports' skills and experience, and it only takes a moment to scan the interwebz and see what they can get elsewhere, and a quick e-mail up the chain to point out the people who are being underpaid.
Thank you. Gonna say no tomorrow.😊
Smart move!
I wish I would've seen this 4 days ago before I accepted the counteroffer....lol
Sorry Brandon! The reality is it does work out on sometimes. I have a video next week coming out about that specific topic.
Are you still working for the same employer?
Ben, I am stuck at the same situation of getting a counter offer after I resigned. I have been working in the current company since 6 years and had a feeling to move on to something new. But now it's really got me stagnant as they are offering me same compensation and also two year bond.
Kindly guide me...
90% of people who accept a counter offer are gone within 12 months of accepting it. The bath says it’s a pretty poor idea.
Ben, I'm in the same situation at the moment... Have got an offer where they are just ready to compensate but not the position.. my reason for searching out was to get another level which my current boss's boss has said not happening for next 2 years atleast.. but ready to match my salary. Please guide me
Don’t accept it. 90% of the time it doesn’t work out.
Excellent advice! Counter offers are just delayed career suicide.
I got a job over last week but my situation is that I am not actively looking for a new job its just a recruiter reached out to me and I just wanted to brush up on my interview skills didn’t expect a job offer but it came and its more than my current salary. They advised me not to send in my 2 weeks yet until all clearances have been completed. My current boss has been mentioning promoting me to a Sr but til now I am still waiting. I love my team and my manager is awesome. Tho last February they had to layoff small amount of people. Current job also have bonus but the current offer is larger than my current even if factoring in bonus. New job offer comes with “unlimited” PTO as well. And its a full time role with benefits at a federal contracting company. Any advice or feedback?
I put in my two weeks yesterday and I’m guessing my counter offer applied to the whole office getting pay raises. I’m out of there.
It’s funny but that does happen sometimes. Sometimes it takes a person leaving for a company to realize it has a serious pay problem Valerie! Good luck at your new job!
@@BenTalksTalent Thank you for responding. I was supposed to start my new job last year but took a counter offer and stayed with the company I just quit. It didn’t work out same issues were still there and promises made were unfulfilled. I must say one of the employees who did get the pay raise deserved it.
@@MissHinds09 I don’t doubt that. That’s often what happens.
Well actually less competent people who already on higher positions will be promoted more and more than a mid range excellent dudes which are not leading teams but just doing hard work. I think if counter offer is next level for that person and salary is same as your new offer or more - then it could be a good reason to stay. Otherwise, yes... they will close a hole by such people.
I think that’s generalizing personally. I’ve seen plenty of mid-level hard workers get promoted. And honestly, it just comes down to math. The math says most people who accept counteroffers are gone within a year. I think it’s as simple as that. You would never eat at a restaurant that had an 80% chance of food poisoning.
hey Ben thanks for all the knowledge.. but the thing is overall my company is great.. we have total transparency, great work culture, good work life balance.. i was thinking of leaving only because of better compensation.. now my manager offered me higher than what m getting in the new company.. is it okay to accept that offer.. i am aware that in next increment i will not get as much hike
I still think it’s risky. Most people don’t stick around long term after accepting a counter offer. So it’s hard to advise but if you feel good, you gotta go with your gut. I personally still say it’s not a great idea.
Thanks ben, tomorrow i will reject the counter offer.
Good call my friend!
What is the 11% though or in what situation would someone fall into that bracket?
Hi! I made this video for that 😎👍 - Times When You SHOULD Accept a Counter Offer - Should You Take a Counter Offer
ruclips.net/video/QYxxGGt-Iog/видео.html
Thank you Ben
You are welcome Chester!
You nailed it 👏
Thank you Mohammed! I appreciate it!
Hello, where did you get this stat from? Do you have a link?
Your ego gets in the way of business.
What do you mean?
Very good
Thanks Jenny!
I'm right now in the same situation.... Uffff
What are you going to do?
@@BenTalksTalent still in dilemma. That's why I was searching for videos like this. But, mostly I would prefer the new company. I really need a change having spent 8 years at the current one. Let's see where I end up choosing. I'll let you know when it is finalised. Thanks for your inputs man. ❤
@@focusedfalcon9716 no problem. I always ask this question. Is what they are offering you to stay solving why you wanted to leave in the first place. Even if yes, it’s a risk but most of the time it’s a no. I also made a video on times you should accept a counter offer if you haven’t watched it. They are rare but they exist.
@@BenTalksTalent yes yes understood. I started looking for roles outside because of them only in the first place. I couldn't believe I was rated low for last year's performance. I felt they didn't value me Or my wo. So, started attending interviews with full focus on moving outside. And this happens. I almost decided where I want to go now. But, I'll see to what extent they're gonna go to retain me. And yeah, I have watched that video also. Thanks again!!!!!
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In new videos, no music. Sorry.
So take what you can. Make it a much higher number than they appreciate. Make it hurt. Take the money and run when it all crashes down. You are looking for a job now or then. Depends on your age.
Thank you for this, that was very helpful to me 🎉