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Do counter-offers actually work when an employee resigns?

When an employee resigns, a counter-offer feels like action. More money, a better title, promises of change.

But by the time someone hands in their notice, they’ve already emotionally left. A counter-offer doesn’t fix what pushed them there. It just delays the exit.

UK data shows counter-offers are common, but far less effective than founders think. And in many cases, they quietly make the next resignation more likely, not less.

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