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Sometimes closure is key!

This had taken place not too long ago and figured this would be the right place to share. Recently I had received an offer for a job that was going to pay nearly $30,000 more than my current salary to do the same job I currently do. I was over the moon but knew I had to do what was right and for speak to my territory manager and let him know if they would be able to match or hell even get somewhat close. I get on the phone with him let’s call him “Dan” Me: “Hey Dan just wanted to give you a call I think I already know the answer to this question but I figured I would give it a shot anyway to get my closure. I did receive an offer for nearly $30,000 more than my current pay and was wanting to see if there’s…


This had taken place not too long ago and figured this would be the right place to share.

Recently I had received an offer for a job that was going to pay nearly $30,000 more than my current salary to do the same job I currently do. I was over the moon but knew I had to do what was right and for speak to my territory manager and let him know if they would be able to match or hell even get somewhat close.

I get on the phone with him let’s call him “Dan”

Me: “Hey Dan just wanted to give you a call I think I already know the answer to this question but I figured I would give it a shot anyway to get my closure. I did receive an offer for nearly $30,000 more than my current pay and was wanting to see if there’s anyway that y’all would be able to match it or even get close?”

Dan: “Yeah that’s not happening”

Me: “No problem I figured I would give it a shot and see if that’s a possibility, It is the same exact job responsibilities however they’re paying me what do you think I should be…”

Cuts me off mid-sentence

Dan: “Yeah I’m gonna go ahead and stop you there, The fact that you’re willing to entertain other companies tells me a lot about who you are as a person and tells me that you lack character”

Me: “Awesome I’m glad to hear you think that way! I quit”

Let me preface by saying, I didn’t have much hope that he would even consider matching the offer I received. However I’m glad I received my closure so I wasn’t wondering what if 5-10 years down the line…

Am I just being sensitive or was he a POS for that last comment? As employees should we not be able to be able to keep our door open for better opportunities??

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