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I think you're approaching this the wrong way. Without a contract, the company you work for doesn't care about you the person, only you the worker. You can ta
by ismarc 16y ago
I think you're approaching this the wrong way. Without a contract, the company you work for doesn't care about you the person, only you the worker. You can take what advantages the other company is offering and go to your boss/bosses boss/etc. and go "Listen, I've received X offer, and I'm considering it because of Y, Z, A and B, is there anything you can do to meet these?" If you make it obvious that it's not that you dislike your current job, but that the other one looks nicer, it can play to your advantage for ended up in a better position where you're at, or going to the new place. Just don't tell them the company specifically unless it becomes necessary. And only give details in the parts you care about.
- btilly 16y agoImportant note. The order of events that you presented matters a lot. Going to your present employer before accepting communicates the fact that you don't actually want to leave. By contrast if you say you're leaving then they counter-offer, they are doing it out of desperation but with full knowledge that they need to replace you as fast as possible because you are dissatisfied and are therefore likely to leave eventually anyways. The rule of thumb is to never, ever take a counter-offer. But negotiating for one up front can sometimes work well.