Counteroffer Considerations
Why are you worth more money today, than you were yesterday? If you are worth more, then why didn’t you receive the raise based on your performance and merits?

Your present employer is often "buying time’ with a raise, until a replacement is located, at which time your position with the company is either weakened or no longer needed.

The company may feel they have been "blackmailed’ into giving the raise. They may forever view you in a different light. You may now be a marked person. The likelihood of further advancement is extremely limited for someone who has given notice. Even if you stay on, you may be one of the first people to be laid off when business is slow.

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