With that, I agree 100%. I had the exact same situation with an employee about 3 years ago, the client he was working with offered him a job with more money th

With that, I agree 100%. I had the exact same situation with an employee about 3 years ago, the client he was working with offered him a job with more money that he was making. After a discussion with him, he said "I am happy here, but I cannot turn my back on so much more money" (it was 40% more). This is completely different than what described with intentionally going out to get another offer just for leverage when you want a raise. That has respect, it has honesty and that is something I am completely on board with.