reached out to the person behind this story who said that he worked there for three years and gave it 110% every day. “Rarely called in, took on extra work and always went above and beyond. I had never had a single complaint from customers, my sales targets were way up… and with COVID-19, the prices of our product went through the roof and the company made a ton of money,” ApprehensiveDoggo told us.
When asked about the offer he received from a competitor company, ApprehensiveDoggo said: “The offer I received was actually more than initially agreed upon in the interview, which to me just showed that this new company appreciated my skill set and wanted to make sure I knew that they were willing to do whatever it takes to get me on board.”
According to the author, it was extremely important to not take the counter offer, even if it was higher for a few reasons. “First,” he said, “it shows that right away, they were underpaying me from the start.”