Career Advice

Are counter-offers from your current employer worth accepting?

by Marcus Leong·December 25, 2025

80% of people who accept counter-offers leave within 12 months. The company now knows you were looking.

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Comments (2)

Priscilla Tan74

80% stat is backed by multiple HR studies. Counter-offers address salary but not the underlying reason you were leaving.

Hafizudin Said59

I accepted a counter once. Left 8 months later anyway. The trust deficit after is real on both sides.