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Originally Posted by qabbaan
You should never accept a counter offer. By your own admission you wouldn't be likely to stay long - I read a study that said most people who accept counter offers are gone again in about a year. So why not get your new career started with the new company now?
Personally, I don't feel it's very honest to interview and negotiate with a company for a new job just to take the offer letter back for a raise. Cities don't like being used as leverage for another city's sports stadium, fans dont like their team being used as leverage for a coach to get an extension, and it's not very professional to use a company as leverage. They have invested considerable time in their search and you'll put them back to square one.
Just my feeling, but if you are looking you should be serious about it. You decide to leave before you begin interviewing.
Not to mention this would probably be perceived as disloyalty and sully your reputation at the current job. Once you give your notice, the die is cast.
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"Never" is a pretty strong word. I accepted a counteroffer back in the 1980s to remain at the company that I'm currently employed at. I loved everything about the job except for the fact that I felt underpaid. Another company offered me a 30% raise, and I accepted the offer. Then my company matched the offer, and I decided to stay where I was.
You really have to weigh all factors into the equation. If you like your existing job, you like your boss, and you like the company overall, then accepting a counteroffer can turn out to be a good thing.