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Subject:Re: When you hear the Axe in the dark... From:"Sam Beard" <sbeard -at- oico -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:13:56 -0600
All,
This was some years ago, but I remember reading on one of the job
sites (CareerBuilder or something similar) that one of the WORST things
to do is accept a counter offer. Whether it's because of something like
Al said or something else, this little article was basically saying it's
never worth it to take a counter offer. There might be exceptions,
though.
Samuel I. Beard, Jr.
Technical Writer
OI Analytical
979 690-1711 Ext. 222
sbeard -at- oico -dot- com
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From: techwr-l-bounces+sbeard=oico -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+sbeard=oico -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf
Of Al Geist
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 1:56 PM
To: 'John Posada'; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: When you hear the Axe in the dark...
Nope...and that's after 35 years in the business. Your immediate boss
might want you to stay, but the higher ups won't trust you.
To: Al Geist; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: When you hear the Axe in the dark...
> What if they burst in with a better offer????
I know you were kidding, but I'd like to ask a related question.
Has anyone ever handed in a resignation, then be given a better offer to
stay, and not found out that it was just a stall until a replacement
could be found and you were shown the door?
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
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