How do you deal with counter offers? I have an offer to join a larger tech company in a more senior role, with bonus and RSUs that my current start up can’t match. But my current company want me to stay. They offered an increased base salary which is still below the new offer and I went back and said no, so they might increase. This only came about by me exploring a headhunt approach after being underpaid by my current company for the time I’ve been here . Would you hear them out or just leave?

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I think it’s best practice to not entertain a counter offer, and to head that off in the beginning. Once a company goes through generating a counter offer, they half expect you to take it and if you don’t they are bitter.
But you have one now, so now you need to assess it objectively: based on what you said — larger company, more senior, bonus, RSU, higher base. You have no stated objective reason to stay. So tell them to save their breath, and take the new officer. Congrats!!!!

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