Steve, I read all over the place that employees who take counter-offers are usually gone within the year anyway. More often than not this is usually the case.

Steve, I read all over the place that employees who take counter-offers are usually gone within the year anyway. More often than not this is usually the case. It's all contextual but if you take one of the more common reasons for leaving (being offered a better salary/opportunity elsewhere) the employers reaction tends to be an instant promotion and a reasonable salary increase to match. Money is rarely the sole factor in peoples decision to move on and over time the underlying issues become more and more prominent. As mentioned below, I'm going to put together a blog on the issue tomorrow as it's a bit too lengthy to get into it here so keep an eye out.