Many times, when a candidate submits his/her letter of resignation to accept a new position, his/her current employer will attempt to offer a higher salary or a more generous benefits package to entice the candidate to stay. The following are 10 reasons why NOT to accept this type of offer.

	You have made your employer think that you are unhappy. From this day forward your loyalty will always be in question.
	When promotion time comes around, your employer will remember who is loyal and who is not.
	When times get tough, your employer will begin cutbacks with you.
	Accepting a counter offer is an insult to your intelligence and a blow to you personal pride: you were bought.
	Where is the money for the counter offer coming from? All companies have wage and salary guidelines which must be followed. Is this your next raise early?
	Your company will immediately start looking for a new person at a cheaper price.
	The same circumstances that now cause you to consider a change will repeat themselves in the future, even if you accept a counter offer.
	Statistics show that if you accept a counter offer, the probability of voluntarily leaving in six months or being let go in one year is extremely high.
	Once the word gets out, the relationship that you now enjoy with your co-workers will never be the same. You will lose the personal satisfaction of peer group acceptance.
	What type of company do you work for that you have to threaten to resign before they give you what you are worth.