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You'll be given the raise, but you'll be let go very soon.
by dxxvi 10y ago
You'll be given the raise, but you'll be let go very soon.
- maxxxxx 10y agoNot necessarily true. I have had several occasions where I told my boss that I had this offer and what does he recommend to do. I always got a raise and wasn't laid off.
- SteveNuts 10y agoHow long did you stick around after you presented the other offer?
- maxxxxx 10y agoQuite a while. There were no negative consequences.
- ryandrake 10y agoWow, I can't imagine a place where playing the "I got an offer somewhere else" card wouldn't start a countdown clock on your career there.
- maxxxxx 10y agoDo you just think it's that way or do you have experience? I used to imagine management would take this personally but they generally don't. I wouldn't recommend doing this every few months though.
- ryandrake 10y agoAdmittedly no, I've never known anyone to do it but people tend to be pretty cagey about talking about salary and job hunting and that kind of stuff, so who knows? I also have never seen anyone poop on their manager's desk but can speculate about what would happen thereafter :-)
- maxxxxx 10y agoThey may take pooping on their desk personally so I would advice against that! Try asking for more money first. If that doesn't work then you can poop on their desk.
- bcbrown 10y agoHave you ever seen that happen? I find it hard to believe that it would start a countdown clock.
- sokoloff 10y agoMy experience as well, as both employee and as manager.
- imaginenore 10y agoBeing let go (not fired) is awesome though. You get severance pay on top of your new higher salary. So you go and find an even higher-paying gig.
- rhizome 10y agoWhat distinction are you making? If by "let go" you mean laid off, the rules as I understand them require the business to actually eliminate the position.
- walshemj 10y agoIn America they use laid off as a synonym for redundancy and I have seen people made redundant and comeback as a contractor on 3x pay
- Touche 10y agoThat would be a really shady thing for an employer to do, if you've seen this happen please call out the company by name.
- branchless 10y agoThis makes little sense. Why didn't they say no in the first place? A successful business does not harbour a grudge like this. The cost of hiring is high, even if they replace you at your former wage the rest of the cost/disruption is expensive.
- draw_down 10y agoYes, I think this strategy has some real downsides. If you're willing to go this far just quit; one who accepts a counter-offer will most likely be seen as suspect thereafter until they leave.