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I totally agree. I do NOT recommend accepting a counteroffer, especially in a larger company. My negotiations were directly with the owner / chairman / CEO. This is a small to medium sized business with less than 200 employees.

If I were in a larger company and we were discussing headcount reductions, someone who had accepted a counteroffer would be first on the chopping block. That's one of the reasons I swore off working for big biz.

Another great thing about being the computer guy in a small company is that you get to know the HR manager very well. We have a close working relationship as I need to be informed when others are terminated. I get advance notice so I can backup mailboxes before they clean them out.

It would not be hard to read warning signals if all of a sudden HR gets real quiet. I have even worked on her home network to keep things happy. It's my way of playing golf. I'm not good at office politics in big companies. I can handle an SMB family.