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Boss offers a raise only when faced with resignation - is this a red flag? [duplicate]
EDIT:
I've decided to accept the duplicate suggested by a few people as it's a bit more broad and is probably easier to apply to various real-life scenarios others might find themselves in. This ...
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Should I allow my boss to make me an offer to stay when I'm planning to resign for a different job? [duplicate]
So I got a job offer that gives 20k more on the same role that I have now, in a different company.
However, I kind of like working where I am now. I'm thinking of letting my boss know of my ...
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I resigned. Should I leave despite promises of reform? [duplicate]
I have recently reluctantly resigned from my job of 13 years.
I like my job, the people I work with, the projects are interesting and the remuneration seems fair.
But the company had fallen behind on ...
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How to approach boss about payrise after offer from another company, after he already raise once [duplicate]
I received an interesting offer from another company in another city, which pays around £10k a year more than my current job. I like my current job and I am fairly good at it, and my boss knows.
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Was it really unprofessional of me to leave without asking for a raise first?
I've just given notice to my current job for a new position which offered near triple my current salary ($37k as a software engineer). I knew that I was underpaid when I took the job but as a previous ...
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How to handle counter offer [closed]
I am working as a software developer in 200 people company. My team consists of seven developers, including me. Most of the time, I enjoy working with them.
The company didn't handle situations well ...
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How to request a counter offer in a resignation letter
I had a recruiter reach out to me a couple of weeks ago. I received an offer yesterday and I'm working on my resignation letter today, but was wondering if it would be appropriate to ask for a counter ...
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How to handle a surprising counter offer
I have recently been in the job market (I work in software development), and have been offered a new position with a 50% pay increase. I have been at my current organization for 5 years, and have been ...
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CEO talked to me about letting me go. Now he is trying to keep me, but I want out. How should I communicate this?
I tried to make the title as neutral as possible, but the reality is that "I" (I am asking on behalf of a relative I know well) am doing at least 2 people's job, being paid the bare minimum, and with ...
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How should I tell my boss that I'm going away for another company?
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I'm 21, and I've started my path for my current company when I was 16 in a school internship. Then for all next years every internship or every holidays I was working for them as a software ...
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Confirming resignation after resignation letter ripped up
I have handed in my notice giving the required 1 month but my MD has asked me to reconsider. I have been asked to attend a meeting to discuss my role and new salary, hours, holiday etc to see if I am ...
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Should one explicitly say they are open to a counter-offer upon quitting?
I have a job that involves too much travelling for my work-life balance. I have discussed it many times with my manager, got a lot of promises, but there has been no long term improvement.
I have ...
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What should I do if my colleagues ignore my fear of cats?
I work for a European start-up with around 20 to 30 employees without an HR department. We have an office on the ground floor and there are a lot of cats around. I am afraid of cats and I don't feel ...
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Turning down a position just after a contract is signed
I am in a rather delicate situation. I've been working in a startup company for 2 years. My position and environment were very fulfilling but I can't say the same about my salary. After some talks ...
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Quitting a job after one month to join previous employer [duplicate]
I'm a Software Developer by profession, someone who values the quality of work and prefers writing good code rather than fast code. I was working with a product startup for a year with great ...
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How to best prepare myself for a promotion with a VERY low-ball offer
I started working for a new call center a couple months back and have moved my way into creating metrics and productivity tools for our supervisors, providing reports to our client, and overall just ...
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Should I let my manager know I'm considering another offer?
I currently have a full time job that is going well, but beginning to stagnate. I received an offer for another job that I'm very interested in, but still unsure if it's the right time to move on.
Is ...
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How to resign smoothly after having made promises during interviews [closed]
When I was interviewing, I was very excited to join this company.
My resume tells I am a job hopper, they told me why should we hire you?
I convinced them, but I explained why I want to change ...
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Will HR team cross verify the offer letter before giving counter offer?
I have resigned from my current organisation as I got a good offer. My manager promised to give me level raise and a counter offer for which he asked me to show the offer letter so that he could ...
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Going back to an old company within 2 months of starting new job [closed]
I joined my previous company in Jan 2013 and quit by Sep 2017 only because my boss wasn’t great and team change options were taking so long to work out.
Meanwhile, I got an offer on LinkedIn from a ...
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Offered a hike in salary after asking to resign [duplicate]
So I am currently working in a company for about 6 months as a full stack developer, and when I joined the company I settled for a low salary package, due to hiatus from development for personal ...
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How to take advantage of a job offer if I already have a good job [duplicate]
I’m a programmer (software engineer) in a Russian branch of a big multinational IT company. The company itself comes from US, and its corporate culture is US-based too. I am quite happy with my ...
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How to properly evaluate counter offers before resigning [closed]
In lieu of my last post pertaining to ethics issues with my current company, I was recently offered a developer position in another organization with some nice incentives and a pay package of $86k (up ...
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Should I ask for a raise at current company when I receive offer+promotion from another company?
I will start by providing some little context: I was interning as a developer at a company A while I was in last year of my college, one year back. Since it was still a pandemic in my country, the ...
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Will my current Place of Employment (A) Contact Potential Place of Employment (B) for counter-offer proof? [closed]
I currently worked for Company A, but I had an interview with Company B and they've offered me more money than Company A.
Company A would like to keep me, so they're matching what Company B has ...
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How to deal with competitive salary from another company? [closed]
I know that similar questions have been asked, but mine is a bit different. Here is the situation:
I have been looking for a job for a few months and finally got a job offer from a company. Though ...
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Should I tell potential new employer about counter offer? [duplicate]
I was offered a new job(was not looking) then received a counter offer from my current job. I do enjoy my current job to some extent.
Should I tell my potential new employer about the counter offer ...
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How to accept a counter-offer after weeks of waiting for the expected first offer? [closed]
I have a close family member who is at a stalemate in her job search. She recently interviewed with a really great company. Assuming she gets an offer, accepting this position would be absolutely be ...
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What to do when Prospective Company offers but Current Company wants to counter and you have no time? [duplicate]
So prospective company has given me an offer of employment and they have given me one week to decide. I just got a call today (3 days later) by the recruiter because she wanted to see how things were ...
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How to respond to a job offer when waiting for a counter offer? [duplicate]
I notified my current employer that I received a job offer that I intended to take but she asked for me to give her 4 days to develop a counter offer (to which I agreed). How should I respond to the ...
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