[Rick Lee]

I gave my notice to my current boss about seven years ago, but with a chance for him to counter. He did and I had about a 40% raise by the end of the day. But then I was kind of worried if I'd be the first to be cut if they had to cut folks. I got lucky. Still, once your current boss knows you're looking, even if they counter to keep you, you could be damaged goods and especially if your boss gets replaced. As much a love-hate relationship as I have with my boss, if he left, I'd not last a day there.