Just asked to name my salary to leave current job.......

[mindfold]

A little background first. I am very happy with my current career and future with this company. In fact I just got my yearly review. I have a bright future with a very stable company. Out of the blue an ex-coworker of mine calls me. His brother is a president of a company in my field and is expanding.

After a short conversation he tells me why he is calling me. I was honest with him and said I am very happy where I am at and I am not looking. Then he says," I need a number that will make you leave where you are".

Of course I laugh but he is serious and he wants a number tomorrow.

First of all, do I even bother giving him a number? I know money is not everything but it sure makes life a little easier.

Second, if I do give him a number, what % increase would you need to move on to a better job but maybe not as stable. My current company never laid anyone off this last downturn. That is a VERY big deal.

I know there are other factors like locations, future growth, ect. All those are pretty much the same.

[cstone]

Double your current salary and better benefits. If they are serious, they will begin negotiations.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[mindfold]

Double your current salary and better benefits. If they are serious, they will begin negotiations.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Retirement benefits cannot match where I am now. "Double your current salary" is not a serious response. I do not want to burn a bridge. These kind of connections with this level of people is not to be taken lightly.

[gos]

Retirement benefits cannot match where I am now. "Double your current salary" is not a serious response. I do not want to burn a bridge. These kind of connections with this level of people is not to be taken lightly.

You shouldn't be burning a bridge if you give sufficient exit notice and complete your current projects.

No employer in this era should be turning down someone who left to try something new and decided to come back after a year or two if it didn't work out, so long as they didn't grabass or steal on the way out.

[OtterbatHellcat]

BTW...you need an apprentice?

lol

[KevDen2005]

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

I have no idea what that means...

I just thought I would be the guy to say it

[rbeau30]

I have no idea what that means...

I just thought I would be the guy to say it

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...wo+in+the+bush

Sometimes what you have (a bird in your hand) is worth better than a chance (catching more birds) to have more and the possibility of loosing what you have in the process of catching the birds in the bush.

[PugnacAutMortem]

Double your current salary and better benefits. If they are serious, they will begin negotiations.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

That was my initial reaction as well. You already told the guy you are completely happy where you are and you don't want to leave. But as others have said, keep your current employer in the loop at all times on this. Good luck with your decision.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Will you have to move self/family out of state in the process? If you can name a number and they'll pay it, consider it for sure.

Bitch is, showing your loyalty to the folks that employ you now might pay dividends in the future as well.

50% is clearly on the high side, but if they offer 30%...it would be tough to not make the move to the new folks.

[TFOGGER]

If they can't match the retirement, 1.5-2x is not unreasonable. Benefits always need to factor in.