Employment and counter offers
Counteroffer (counter offer, counter-offer)
A situation in which a company or organization offers an employee more money or a better job in order, for example, to try to prevent them moving to another company or organization where they have been offered a job:
Before we jump into this, some quiet time sounds good. Check out the photo and then explain what you see in it.
The Cotopaxi Volcano Cotopaxi, Latacunga, Ecuador
Alright, good fun! Let’s get some work done! Let’s start filling in those gaps…
1. My new job offers more growth __________________________.
potency
patents
potential
2. I __________________________ decline your offer.
with respect
respectfully
am respected
3. Everyone should know how to __________________________ ( = deal with) a counteroffer.
take out
handle
hand out
4. Some people think that it is a ___________________________ to accept a counter offer from your present employer.
bad idea
bad news
bad luck
5. An employee who resigns will most likely always be ___________________________ as a security threat, and as being disloyal.
persuaded
persuasive
perceived
Let’s take a coffee break with a couple of doughnuts. Look at the following photo carefully and describe what you see.
View towards the border with Honduras Suchitoto, El salvador
So it’s time to put in some more hours! Let’s get those gaps filled!
6. Employees who accept a counteroffer are often the first ones who get ___________________________ (by the company) when times get tough.
laid off
quit
resigned
7. Many see a counteroffer as a way for a company to buy ___________________________. It stalls your departure while they look for someone to replace you.
time
loyalty
work
8. He was really ___________________________, but I still declined.
pervasive
perceived
persuasive
9. My boss made some ___________________________ ( = agreed to some of my terms), but it wasn’t enough to prevent me from leaving the company.
connections
concessions
conceptions
10. This offer is ___________________________ .= I am tempted to accept this offer.
tempting
tempted
attempting
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