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I’d suggest thinking about why you wanted to leave at the first place. If you like the work & people you work with, all you need is the promotion - then take the counter offer and stay with your current company/team. But otherwise, I’d say go with the new company.
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I like the people I work with and the only person I really had trouble was with my manager. With the promotion, I won’t be working with that same manager anymore so I’m really weighing my options here. I appreciate your insight!
Don't worry about your word. You might burn a bridge, but is it better to be unhappy for the next several years knowing you gave up on a better offer? Do what's in your best interest, and remember, at the end of the day, it's just business.
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Thank you. I was wondering if all the views would be for me to just keep my word so I appreciate your insight on this
Your current employer now knows you want to leave so as soon as it’s time for budget cuts or downsizing anywhere - you’re gonna be the first to go.
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That’s a great point. The new role would be a management position so I’m hoping not but good thing to keep in mind…
So they value you only when you’re heading out the door? I need more context. Did you ever have a conversation with your current employer to explain what you needed out of the role and what you felt was lacking? If not, I honestly feel you handled this entire thing poorly and you lack foresight and perhaps maturity. This situation should be a learning lesson for the next time. And if you did have a conversation in advance with your current employer and they are only doing what you asked when they believe you are going to leave, this is probably not the best environment to remain in. And no, it is not normal to break your word but I get the impression that you will do so and will stay at your current place of employment since it appears to be the better deal. Sorry I’m being so harsh, but someone needs to be honest with you.
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I appreciate your honesty and I understand where you’re coming from. To give a bit more context, I did try to have conversations with my current manager about what I needed in the role and what was missing. Unfortunately, those discussions didn’t result in much change at the time and my peers also had same experience so that’s why I started exploring opportunities elsewhere.
Now that I’ve made the decision to leave, they offered up a managerial position on another team which is why I’m so interested.
You’re right that this is a learning lesson for me and I don’t take breaking commitments lightly, which is why I’m weighing my decision carefully.
I'm sure it happens all the time. I wouldn't feel great doing it though. It's hard to pass on a big salary increase, but I'd be really concerned about getting laid off in the future now that the company knows you were planning to leave.
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Good point. Thank you for your insight!
In my experience, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. Also, I recently saw a person, leave one company and go to another Only to get caught up in a downsizing within a couple of months at that new company. May be worth sticking with the company you already know. They obviously value you to do that to keep you.
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Thanks. I’ve seen that happen to. To the point where the ones that were laid off at another company would return back to my current company.
I get the temptation, but once I accept an offer, I stick with it. Backing out after giving my word can hurt my reputation long-term. A better offer is tough to walk away from, but I honor the commitment and trust I made. I made the right call.
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Thank you!
Impossible for strangers on the net to know. Why did you leave?Why would you stay? What has changed? What’s the same?
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I provided some background in other comments. I’m just trying to get a general idea of what others think because the new company also doesn’t know all the details so if I get an overwhelming amount of responses saying it’s a bad idea to stay, I would take that into consideration.
I stayed, they gave me a new position and a lot more $, BUT, I wasn't getting many increases after this and now when I compare myself to others that moved to different companies every 2-4 years, they are making double what I make now