I accepted a 25% raise, but then took the 35% counter offer. Here's what I learned:
1. I felt bad for renegging, but got over it. It's just business.
2. The recruiter was PO'd because he lost a lot of money. He told me 100% of his clients who take a counter offer end up still leaving the company within 1 year.
3. I got a lot better projects and more responsibility at my job (which is what I wanted) after taking the counteroffer.
4. I left after 11 months because a still better offer came around. I took it and have been happy for the past 3 years.
5. The company I was going to work at ended up shuffling managers, but I probably would've done OK there also.
I believe you're in a win/win situation if money was the only problem at your current company. If your current managers or work environment are crappy, extra money won't change that.
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I guess that begs the question of when the first CG dirty movie will be made. I'm not talking about Anime, though. Maybe Jar Jar could mug with a CG of George Michael.
The acting has been so bad the last two movies you have to wonder how Lucas forgot how to direct since the first three? I realize after the first movie he sold out to the kiddie audience and snuffed any hint of a plot or good storytelling, but the last two movies are real head scratchers.
Can we sign a petition to have Lucas play with the special effects and leave the directing (ie: berrating actors until they give a decent performance) to ANYONE else? Ugh. I dread the next 4 movies he'll schlock out on us.
PS: I can't wait for Vader's face to get crinkled so we don't have to put up with this current kid's incredibly bad "acting".
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I accepted a 25% raise, but then took the 35% counter offer. Here's what I learned: 1. I felt bad for renegging, but got over it. It's just business. 2. The recruiter was PO'd because he lost a lot of money. He told me 100% of his clients who take a counter offer end up still leaving the company within 1 year. 3. I got a lot better projects and more responsibility at my job (which is what I wanted) after taking the counteroffer. 4. I left after 11 months because a still better offer came around. I took it and have been happy for the past 3 years. 5. The company I was going to work at ended up shuffling managers, but I probably would've done OK there also. I believe you're in a win/win situation if money was the only problem at your current company. If your current managers or work environment are crappy, extra money won't change that. TDB
I guess that begs the question of when the first CG dirty movie will be made. I'm not talking about Anime, though. Maybe Jar Jar could mug with a CG of George Michael. The acting has been so bad the last two movies you have to wonder how Lucas forgot how to direct since the first three? I realize after the first movie he sold out to the kiddie audience and snuffed any hint of a plot or good storytelling, but the last two movies are real head scratchers. Can we sign a petition to have Lucas play with the special effects and leave the directing (ie: berrating actors until they give a decent performance) to ANYONE else? Ugh. I dread the next 4 movies he'll schlock out on us. PS: I can't wait for Vader's face to get crinkled so we don't have to put up with this current kid's incredibly bad "acting".