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Seeking advice from the wise old scoopers Yesterday I went into an interview with another company in my field who had contacted me, they offered me a nice salary and benefits package I don't receive at my current job. Today they sent me a job offer. I like the package they put together and the position advancement. However I would like to see if my current company, which I like quite a bit, would be willing to match this. I've never actually done this before so I had a few questions. Would I contact HR about this, and how should I phrase the questions. Also how long of a wait should I give the other company before it is considered rude or sketchy. thanks scoopers
I agree with what Sultan said, I’d go to your direct report with that news. Be prepared though to leave your current company if it comes to that.Few years ago I had a recruiter contact me out of nowhere, I wasn’t looking, loved my current job, was compensated decently. I figured I had nothing to lose, the recruiter was recruiting for a very large company. Ended up getting an offer 35% better pay, and went to my boss with it. I had a great relationship with my boss, and he understood I’d end up taking the other offer, as he couldn’t match it. If you have a good relationship with your boss, it’ll make it much easier to have that awkward conversation.At the end of the day, you look out for you.
This is what happened to me, I was recruited without actively looking. I will definitely be leaving the company if it comes down to it.
Go to your supervisor. Tell him/her that you have another offer that you are very interested in but you very much enjoy working where you are now, and see what their response is. I think you could hold the new company off until the end of business on Monday.
It's not "extortion." It's doing what is best for your career. I agree with the notion that being happy where you are is a good thing. But if you are young and newly into a career, leaving for better opportunities oftentimes means taking chances.
I choose my words carefully. You may call it opportunity, I may call it possible extortion. The relationship with the current supervisor is critical, I believe I alluded to that.Taking risk is understandable, as is extortion. Let Mr. "young and newly into a career" decide the motivation. Playing the game, can you top this, is usually frought with risk. I'm just saying that one should have their eyes wide open. Just a little guidance, experience being offered, which is what was requested.On the subject of extortion, there is so much of it nowadays that it is hardly recognisable. It has become business or politics as usual. I'm retired so greatfully I don't have to deal with it.
Got that pension, so never had to rely on extortion in your 30s to be able to retire by 70, aina?
Surprised to see some of these responses suggesting not doing anything. It’s frankly naive, and ignores how the modern professional world functions. Sultan is right. Go to your supervisor and begin by staying how much you love the company, the job, working under his or her’s mentorship, etc. Then let that person know about the offer and is the company willing to match, because you’d love to stay. Any reasonable supervisor will understand this and will not be the least bit offended—if anything, probably glad they will have the chance to keep you. If you get a nasty reaction (highly unlikely) then that says more about the supervisor/company and should confirm that moving on is the right choice. Congrats on the offer and best of luck.
Suprised to see so much faith placed in the supervisor. Let's talk about dependency, forget about extortion. So we are saying that the decision criteria should be left up to the corporation and the supervisor? What are you guys talking about? Let's get the decision criteria right. Let's take charge of our lives one way or the other. It's 2158 here in Italy, game time.
I think you may be missing the point. If an employee receives a job offer from a new company for an increase in pay and doesn't necessarily want to leave his current employer. it is perfectly fine to bring the offer to his supervisor. The supervisor can then decide if the employee is worth keeping at the higher price and take appropriate action.My partners and I employ about 400 people, and in the current job market we get about 25 of those situations every year. I don't like it, but it is a fact of life in the current job market. As I said in another similar thread, we rarely match, but when we have a critical need for a certain skill we will match, as that is what the market demands for that skill set. We appreciate it when an employee brings the offer up with the supervisor so we have the option to decide.
You are correct, I'm missing the point. The new world is much more the per diem model, I'm a relic. 6% of 400, seems to me to be a lot of negotiating. There are costs and benefits to the new corporate culture.In today's world the individual corporate culture has submitted to the larger global/national business culture. In other words you can't control the musical chairs, especially in America.The younger generations have found a way around the old pyramid by just moving as much as possible. Movement is the goal, got it. With decision making based on skill sets and market demands there is little value in developing workers. Each man and business for themselves and may the best man/gal win. We have gone from product life cycles, to company life cycles, to industry life cycles. So if the industry itself won't be around in a few years, what difference does loyalty make, one way or the other?
I would (and have) match offers for critical skills that it would be difficult to replace. Latest example is a really exceptional meteorologist who was doing his job so well and so quietly that we had no idea he was dissatisfied until he came and told us he was taking a job in Oklahoma.
He must have been REALLY dissatisfied.