A Bengaluru-based clinical data specialist has turned to the internet for career advice after receiving a massive 127 per cent salary hike offer.
a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) operating under a Functional Service Provider (FSP) model, has offered to match the package to retain them, the employee said they remained torn between switching jobs or staying put While their current employer.
As for staying with the current employer, the upside would be a manageable workload and a work environment they were already familiar with, “Never stay back after communicating a potential exit. You’ll be expected to deliver 2x for the new pay. Once the company knows that you have got an offer and are interested in joining, no matter what the retention efforts are, they will always want to remove you without any risk to production. So, you might as well leave and take the better option.”
“My current employer is also considering retaining me and has indicated that they may match the offered salary, but I haven’t received the official decision yet,” the employee wrote. Comparing the two options, the employee said the new organisation might have a higher workload, and since it was a completely new environment, there was uncertainty about work-life balance. You may be needed now, but it won’t be the same in the future,” said one user, while another added: “Regardless of what the other offer is or allows, never consider a counteroffer from the current company. A fourth said: “Just leave.
Because the work is manageable and I already know the team and processes, “Initially, I was leaning towards staying.
But the uncertainty surrounding the current FSP engagement and my manager’s departure have made me reconsider,” they said.
