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Don’t forget your excitement about the new job and your frustrations about your current job when you are making your decision. I brought an offer to my current firm and they matched it. I told them why the new firm was tempting and my concerns about the current firm. I got a raise but beyond that literally nothing changed. In fact, it probably got worse because they are a little resentful that I contemplated leaving. Now I’m giving my notice this week to move somewhere else and I will not be entertaining any offers from my current firm.
The general rule is to not accept a counteroffer. I have seen it work out for some though.
I am one of those people. Leave now! It won’t get better.
LEAVE. A partner I know went through this and regretted staying after the fact. They’ll be one way to your face but the conversations behind your back are different. You entertained leaving for a reason. Focus on that.
You’re not leaving on principle! You’re leaving because of a better opportunity! They may give you some more money, but firms like that will triple your workload, and you will be remiss for letting them manipulate you into staying! Come on, leave them in the dust!
Onward and upward. You were looking for a change for a reason, so don’t forget that
Never accept the counter.
Don’t take the counter.
If you stay, you’ll be viewed as disloyal and expendable. Take the new job
It would depend on how long I had been at the current firm, the work I performed and my relationship with my supervising attorney.
The statistic used to be 90% of people who accept a counteroffer are gone within 6 months. Not sure if this has changed in the last 3-4 years, but I doubt it.
Never ever ever ever take the counteroffer. Leave.
LEAVE! You were unhappy enough to look for a new position - why look back???
Don’t let the door hit you in the *ss.
If your firm makes a matching offer, remember it means they had the money and saw your value, but didn't pay you accordingly until forced to.
If you*do* stay, make it part of your contract that you can't be fired without good cause for at least a year.
Money should never be the sole reason to stay at, leave or take a job. As an HR Director and attorney I can tell you that money will not make it all better. You will spend more awake hours working then doing anything else, you need to love what you are doing or it will affect everything else. Make your decision based on what will make you happy in the long run
Go. See this article. If you even thought about leaving you probably should.
https://80000hours.org/2018/08/randomised-experiment-if-youre-really-unsure-whether-to-quit-your-job-or-break-up-you-really-probably-should/
Leave. Your old firm will resent you for forcing their hand.
Well trust your gut. Something made you start job searching. Is money enough for you to stay? You can always leave on good terms and then seek to return 3 months in the future. I've seen lawyers come back to firms two times and leave again.
Pay attention to their actions. Is their actions that speaks volume. Don't let anyone disrepect you PERIOD. Set your standard from the beginning. Don't entertain it. And forget the principle. If they didn't give it to you--- why would you? RESPECT is RESPECT period.
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Did you take the counter?