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No matter what - do not accept a counter offer. The truth is if you made the decision to leave, you looked to leave for a reason. The money is only good for a short period of time and everything you do will be monitored and watched, because there will always be an under current on the managers mind of if your looking and second guessing your commitment. It’s human nature.
Never leave the company for the sake of money only. All that glitters is not gold. May their norms environment behaviours and other job conditions don't match your personality traits. You may be rich but may loss your worth. On the other hand if culture and norms of the company suits you better than the previous one. Get an NOC and join. Will never recommend without permission.
Once I've made up my mind that I'm leaving there's no going back, I'm already gone regardless. Now hypothetically speaking, I can’t entirely fault them if they ask for proof. At the same time, I absolutely have the right to politely tell them I don’t feel like sharing that information. Then it’s their move. They have all the information that they actually need if they want to retain you.
You can try a strategy like that and it may work, but even if it does, it's a bad idea. You've already demonstrated disloyalty and at some point that may be held against you. If you were thinking of leaving you surely had a reason, and you should just move on and go with your instinct. Being convinced to stay will probably not work out well for you.
I've been asked to show the offer letter as evidence
In such situations, transparency and honesty are your best allies. If you're negotiating with your current employer, it's ideal to have the offer from Company A as a tangible point of discussion. This way, you can show them your worth in the current market without embellishment. If you're comfortable, discussing your goals and why the new offer is more appealing can also be helpful in getting a sincere counter-offer from your current employer.
If you're feeling nervous about these negotiations or need to practice your responses, consider using an AI interview assistant. It's a tool designed to help with real-time suggestions and can simulate challenging scenarios to boost your confidence (https://beyz.ai/). Staying prepared and aligning your career goals can ensure you're making the right decision for yourself.
No one never has to.
But whatever you provide or not you may get the raise while taking the risk to have B tell you, “well we can’t pay that much, good luck”.
Then you only have one option left… if you really have one of course
If they want to match an offer to keep you they could have done it already.
But I'd expect to see an offer letter if you came to me and asked.
If I decide that I am leaving there is not money of benefit that would make change my mind
If you tell them or show them the offer isn’t the biggest issue. The bigger issue is that if you accept your current companies counter offer and “keep” your job then you have just given them a few months to find your replacement.
As soon as you utilize an offer to take a counter offer you will immediately make a short list for replacement. Since you were already looking there is a short term gain to stay. You should never accept a counter offer as it burns the bridge elsewhere and starts a ticking clock at your current position.
Don’t compromise your ethics. You don’t have to provide a letter but it might be asked for. If they match your verbal explanation, you have a choice between the known and unknown. Don’t listen to that comments below about “never stay for money”. However, if you were told “there’s no way we can pay you more” and then suddenly they can pay you more, I’d probably just leave because truth and honesty is a two way street. Managers have budgets for raises. While we would often love to do more, the program we work in has rigid structures. Go where the opportunity is the greatest. While you are young, take bold risks and invest in yourself. But, never forget that while you work for an employer, you are trading time for money. At some point get paid for the value you are creating.
In my early career I did a lot of lateral career moves and I had employers make counter offers to stay, both for more pay and/or promotion. DO NOT try and bluff an offer you don't have. Once you have stated a number it's too easy at any point for them to say OK we'll match, now show us the other offer in writing to finalize the deal. Not worth risking the damage to your integrity, or your reputation if you get exposed playing games. Better to have Company A make a counter, and then use that as a counter to the Company B offer. My experience is you usually only get one shot at a counter with any one company use it wisely, then get the next pay raise with Company C which should be targeted at what you actually want to make. Too many job moves will chop up your resume too much to seem reliable.
Think very carefully about accepting a counter offer. More often than not Company B's has been forced to make an offer it didn't want and you'll be seen as a long-term liability.
Personally, I'd be taking Company A's offer unless there's a good reason to stay.
When you want to leave a company you leave. No matter what.