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Money · Counter-offer check
Counter-Offer Trap Checker
Should you accept the counter-offer or was the instinct to leave the right call? Research shows most counter-offer acceptees leave within a year anyway.
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Formula used
Counter-offer value = financial gap closed - root cause addressed - trust damage - probability of repeat pattern
Worked example
A resignation driven by lack of progression, where the counter-offer is purely financial and no structural change is offered, scores poorly regardless of the money. Research consistently shows these acceptees leave within a year anyway.
Common questions
Why do most counter-offer acceptances fail?
Because the resignation usually surfaced a problem the counter-offer doesn't fix. The money changes but the management, culture, growth, or workload doesn't. The employer also now knows you were looking.
Should the salary increase change my decision?
Only if money was the primary reason for leaving. If the resignation was driven by something else — management, culture, growth — a pay rise addresses the symptom, not the cause.
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