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Originally Posted by Wormius
Just out of curiousty, how do you pull off the "I got another job offer, give me more money or I will leave" talk. I have always, maybe wrongly, just assumed that they would say "okay, good luck". I mean, I feel somewhat useful, but I don't know if I could pull that off.
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I have an offer sheet in writing, and as I said, I have to be willing to accept that offer or they may call your bluff. I present that offer to my boss, and say what can you do. I have successfully got raises 3 times out of this in my career. And one other time I ended up quitting.
And correct about not burning bridges. If you do this, state that you like it there and want to stay.
BUT... If you don't like your job, more money won't make it better (it'll give you three months of contentment). I was at a job I didn't like got offered more money on the friday, got this advice on the weekend and quit on the monday. Some jobs aren't worth the money.