job offer

[jagpanther]

Hi

 

has anyone successfully gone to their current employer, saying I have a new job offer,

and result being you stayed with existing employer, because they convinced you it was worth sticking around, and they did not want you to leave ? (possibly they offered you more incentive to stay too)

 

what would the best approach in informing current employer that you have a new offer on table

 

or

 

were you simply wished bon voyage ! Shown the door, so to speak

 

as a percentage, what would you say most companies would do ?

 

try to keep you

 

or

 

throw a party

 

(appreciate there can be a multitude of reasons dictating what action a current employer would take)

[honeybee13]

Hello there. Just my personal view of this

 

Some employers might take the view that if you're sufficiently fed up to move, then your mind is made up and you should move on.

 

Of all the times I resigned, I was only asked to stay once.

 

HB

[becky2585]

I have been persuaded to stay at a job with a reasonable pay rise. Apparently at the moment about one in five resignations will receive a counter offer in my industry, but im not sure how that translates across the UK market generally.

[Sidewinder]

Just to add - make sure that you do actually have a job offer and that you are not just trying it on!

 

They may well call your bluff - I have seen people persuaded to stay, but also being asked to leave immediately having effectively resigned....

[maroondevo52]

Sounds like a homework question.

[think about it]

I've recently resigned due to a new job and was offered a 30% pay increase to stay (declined as the new job is a 62% increase). I think it's very much down to your relationship with your employers and the industry you're in. More specialised types of work are likely to garner offers, I guess more accessible roles are much less likely as often it's cheaper to recruit and train than it is to retain at a higher cost.

[steampowered]

It depends on how difficult you are to replace and how highly you are rated. If the employer can simply hire someone else to do the same job as well as you, they are unlikely to give you a raise. If they would find you difficult to replace because you have specialist skills or are a top performer, you may well get a great counter-offer.

 

There is nothing wrong with telling an employer that you have received an offer which is better than your current package, and would they be interested in matching it. If you do it politely people shouldn't get offended.

[jagpanther]

It depends on how difficult you are to replace and how highly you are rated. If the employer can simply hire someone else to do the same job as well as you, they are unlikely to give you a raise. If they would find you difficult to replace because you have specialist skills or are a top performer, you may well get a great counter-offer.

 

There is nothing wrong with telling an employer that you have received an offer which is better than your current package, and would they be interested in matching it. If you do it politely people shouldn't get offended.

 

sound advice, thanks for all replies,

 

is tricky situation, especially when I am probably not going to accept new offer,

 

knowing current MD as I do, gut feel almost says, say nothing, as he could be the type to say behind closed doors, 'right, he wants out, fine....'

 

I am the only employee who has the skill set in the current job, that does raise my cards, I guess, to say something to current employer,

[caro]

sound advice, thanks for all replies,

 

is tricky situation, especially when I am probably not going to accept new offer,

 

knowing current MD as I do, gut feel almost says, say nothing, as he could be the type to say behind closed doors, 'right, he wants out, fine....'

 

I am the only employee who has the skill set in the current job, that does raise my cards, I guess, to say something to current employer,

 

But how easy or hard would it be to replace you with someone new, possibly cheaper. Why did you apply for the new job?

[jagpanther]

But how easy or hard would it be to replace you with someone new, possibly cheaper

 

good point,

 

current job lacks: growth, any current/future pay rises, incentives, lack of company wide moral, direction, long distance travel (high travel costs, fuel consumption), am in 'dead man shoes' , poor management decisions,

 

sorry, could go on, list is extensive..

[caro]

good point,

 

current job lacks: growth, any current/future pay rises, incentives, lack of company wide moral, direction, long distance travel (high travel costs, fuel consumption), am in 'dead man shoes' , poor management decisions,

 

sorry, could go on, list is extensive..

 

So why would you rather stay?