candidate an obvious target for the next layoff or organizational re-structuring. Most data
shows that employees who accept counter-offers do not last at the company even one year
because of some action on the part of the company or because of escalated interpersonal
tension that ultimately causes the employee to leave on his own. However it is packaged, just
realize that any counter-offer is based on the self-interest of the company or manager, not on
any interest in the career path of the employee.