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Originally Posted by masraum
Exactly, they should have been paying you already, but wanted to get a good deal. They got a good deal for a while, but if they'd wanted to hang on to you, they needed to pay you what you are worth.
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Thing is, you can't just give people raises every time a competitor offers more money when trying to poach someone. People would double their salaries every 2 years. In theory job satisfaction isn't just about money, so you have to incent people in other ways as well.
So the counter-offer is one in which you recognize the value of the person *and* the cost of replacing them, and time lost to finding a new hire. That they didn't get this bonus before doesn't mean they aren't valued.