This discussion has overlooked the last paragraph of Bram's post, which is that counteroffers are a non-solution when the manager has already failed. Don't give

This discussion has overlooked the last paragraph of Bram's post, which is that counteroffers are a non-solution when the manager has already failed. Don't give counteroffers, because you should avoiding do situations where your employees get competitive offers from outside. There are good ways (money, respect, excitement) and evil (sweatshop campuses) to achieve that