The simple fact is that companies employ people at the convenience of the company. As soon as the company no reason to keep a person or finds a reason to let a person go, the person would be shown the door and people who are perceived as disloyal may find themselves at the head of the exit line.
In my first year of recruiting, I saw firsthand the problems people can encounter when accepting a counter offer. The candidate was working for a large consumer products company. In the counter offer he found himself in front of some very aggressive and persuasive sales managers. These managers were not going to let the salesperson leave the company.
The candidate was so stressed that he called me in tears at 2:00 AM during the counter offer process. He called me again the next day in tears. The sales managers had convinced him to stay.
Four or fives months later, the candidate called to say that the same company had fired him.
After accepting the counter offer, he continued to be unhappy at the company, and he continued to interview.
He had been at the airport interviewing and a fellow employee had seen him. However on his daily report, the candidate had indicated that he had been on a sales call.
The company was well within its’ right to fire the guy for cause. He lied on his daily report. At the same time, the company had other less punitive options: a letter of reprimand, probation, or increased management presence. However, they chose this time to fire the salesperson. .
The poor guy had just been unfortunate to accept an offer that was too good to accept.
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