Accepted a new offer, gave notice, now my current company is counter offering. What should I do?

Long one, sorry in advance.

I’ve been at a fashion jewelry startup in NYC for 14 months as a Social Media Manager. Started at $65k with a verbal promise of $85k after 6 months. Six months in they raised me to $75k and promised $85k in another 6 months. That was January. It never came.

So I started interviewing. Got interviews and offers at $100-120k but they were all 5 days in office. I needed hybrid. Ended up signing with a Berkshire Hathaway jewelry company $90k, 3 days in office, purely organic social which I genuinely love. Background check cleared today. I handed in my notice.

Then my boss (who is also the founder) called me and said she’s not letting me go. Here’s what she’s now offering:

∙ $100k (she said that’s her max) - btw i told her my current offer is $120K, not $90K cause I had both

∙ Head of Creative title (I’ve been doing email, paid creative, art direction, and social — basically running their entire creative operation already)

∙ 2 days in office in NJ with transport covered (18 min commute door to door)

The case for staying: $100k vs $90k, the title is real and valuable for my career, the work is formulaic enough that I still have creative energy left at the end of the day, and I know how to navigate her.

The case for leaving: She broke the $85k promise twice. I’d be burning Richline (reputable company, small industry). And I’m also building my own brand on the side that I’m planning to launch this year, so I need the mental space but extra cash is good runway.

I’m going to talk to her and ask for $110k. Should I show my offer letter? If she says yes and puts it in writing, I might stay. If she stays at $100k, I’m gone.

But I guess what I’m really asking is: has anyone accepted a counteroffer and it actually worked out? Or is this just panic hiring and I should trust my gut and go?

Comments

HitxLerr•3 months ago•6

I’ve seen this play out so many times in agency and in-house roles. It feels good to be "wanted" suddenly, but you have to ask yourself: why did it take a resignation letter for them to realize your value? If you stay, you'll likely be seen as "the person who almost quit," which can mess with your long-term growth and leverage at that company.

You accepted the new offer for a reason and usually, it’s about more than just the salary, like better culture, new challenges, or a better tool stack. I always tell people to move forward with the new role and leave on good terms. Your current boss is just reacting to the immediate headache of replacing you. Keep your eyes on the fresh start and don't look back; you've already outgrown the current position.

jake_random_user•3 months ago•1

Yeah I’d bounce and go to new company. They already failed you by breaking first promise. Who’s to say they won’t just fire you after awhile because they are salty you wanted to leave. In the end that “founder” that called you doesn’t care. Everyone is replaceable.

owl_jones•3 months ago•1

leave the old one. they don't value you.

JackHarknessDrWho•3 months ago•1

Leave.

berkeleybikedude•3 months ago•1

You’ve got leverage in this scenario, use it to your advantage. Not sure if you’re male or female, but consider that if you’re a woman, you’re probably being offered less than a male applicant would be applying for the same job, even in positions that are dominated by women.

If your current employer is willing to keep you and is offering more money, have them make an offer for as much as they’ll offer. Ask for $125k, you’ve got nothing to lose. If they do make that offer, go to the new company and explain your situation, tell them it’s a lot of money to turn down, and ask them to match it. If they do, great, if they don’t, you just got a healthy pay raise at your other company.

apache_tomcat40•3 months ago•1

Don’t take counter offer.

BetterTelephone5001•3 months ago•1

A cosmetic title for a negligible difference in pay doesn’t serve you long term. The $100K counter isn’t a counter. It’s indicative of disrespect with an exact number to tell you how much.

liz_doll•3 months ago•1

I also work in social media management/marketing and have for the last 10 years. Idk if this is your first role in social, but I very much value the diversity of experience I’ve had at each job. It can be easy to feel totally drained working in social, especially when you wear as many hats as you do at your current role. Imo you’re doing like 4 jobs that are worth over 200k and your boss knows she’s getting a deal having a young person doing the work of 4 people. But I think you should listen to your gut and consider which position you think you’d feel happiest in. Also when it comes to job titles: that literally only matters in-house. When you apply for other jobs you can make your title whatever you want, what actually matters is if you have the experience to back it up, and you absolutely have the experience.

Artistic-Income-552•3 months ago•1

Never respected you to pay you the worth before you threatened to quit so i would go with the new.

MuseAgent•3 months ago•1

If she doesn’t see your worth until you’re leaving and still isn’t about respecting you by lowballing you after the fact. Shes going to work you to death. Leave and call a spade a spade.

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