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> Secondly, and more importantly, the reason the employer is making a counter-offer is not to entice you to stay, but to buy enough time to find someone else --
by nandemo 15y ago
> Secondly, and more importantly, the reason the employer is making a counter-offer is not to entice you to stay, but to buy enough time to find someone else -- a loyal and qualified someone else -- to replace you.
How does one decide that an outsider is "loyal"? More often than not the company will be "poaching" the outsider from another company. Doesn't that suggest that outsider is not loyal? And why the hell any company that does not offer life employment would expect loyalty from employees?
- Drbble 15y agoBloggers, routinely overlook this wisdom. Also, your replacement is nowhere near as competent as you at your job, if you have any unique responsibilities (code you alone wrote). Current employees are far cheaper than new hours, if productivity is taken into account (but often it isn't)
- mirkules 15y agoI agree, that's exactly the point I was trying to make. Btw, I think I fat-fingered and downvoted you, so I'll upvote another one of your comments (sorry)
- mirkules 15y agoWhat I meant was that since you're quitting, the company would view you as completely disloyal, and definitely not dedicated to this company. A new hire, by comparison, would be at least somewhat more loyal. That particular comment was more of a figure of speech along the lines of "If you're going to quit on me, I'm going to go out a d find someone that is more loyal"