Dear Orgs - Do better. Period

The way I think of it - If you had the budget for a counteroffer - why wasn’t it offered before they resigned or when they asked for a raise. Hell - why wasn’t it offered to begin with when they were joining?

Why did it take a resignation or rejection letter for you to wake up to their value? Let me guess - you didn’t see it, right? But the second they’re halfway out the door, suddenly they’re worth more? leadership / desperation.

A counteroffer isn’t a reward. It’s not recognition. It’s a bribe wrapped in guilt. And you’re not fixing the problem - you’re buying time until they find a company that values them (I hope so) or offers them right .. before .. they have to make the leave move.

Stop playing defense with your best/in-coming people. You had your chance. You have your chance. Don’t blow it up.

If you only see someone’s worth after they’re gone, the problem isn’t them. It’s you.

Sure - some game the system. For the rest - nah! Your logic doesn’t hold good enough. Do better.