Would you tell employer of job offer out of the blue?

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Morning All,

Seems a trend at the moment to be posting about jobs!

This morning I woke up to an email which was totally unexpected. It was from a Managing Director of a PLC letting me know of a job opportunity if I was interested.

The back story is last year the Sales Director flew over from Belgium to meet me and took me out for an evening meal and discussed about me working for them. I am only 29 however have the knowledge and experience in the products I sell of people who have been in the game much longer due to the experience I have picked up. At the time I declined the offer as my loyalties was with the company I was working for (I loved the staff I worked with but not the boss!).

Fast forward to March/April this year, the company went into Liquidation and I was picked up by an Irish firm which again is a Ltd company with a turnover of around 5 million. I now working from home, have a fantastic work life balance and love working for the company.

Now back to this job offer, I think the response will be a thanks, but no thanks because I know what pressures will be involved, and although the salary may be better we are comfortable with what we have and my wife will hopefully be getting a new job with slightly reduced hours and no shift work so we will have great family time.

The question is, do I send this offer on to the guys I am working for now just to let them know who is interested in me and that I will be rejecting he offer showing my loyalty to them?

Basically the company who has offered me the job is a very reputable company, everybody would love to have it on the CV but do I really want the pressure?

What would you guys do?
 
If you are happy where you are then say thanks but no thanks and let them know why.
You dont need to do anything regarding your current employer, just show your appreciation to the people who have come back to you.

They might come back with a mind blowing offer, you might fancy a change a little while down the line, you never know.

For me, I am never in any doubt when its time to move on, the only thing I struggle with is what I fancy doing next.
 
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If you're happy where you are then stay, it's a no brainer.

Loyalty rarely pays off these days and if you show your new boss he/she may make the assumption that you are a) actively seeking new employment or b) actively seeking a pay rise. Alternatively they may not and might just be grateful for your honesty.

I don't have any experience in civilian employment, being military for over 10 years but in my opinion it's usually best to just to keep quiet and carry on with what you know and like rather than unintentionally rocking the boat.
 
Does the company that is offering a position have your current CV?

If yes, then I would pass it on to your current employer and explain that you're going to refuse in case the offering company have/will ask for a reference in the mean time. I don't know if they're allowed to do so but it might happen and it may look like you've been scouting out other employment.

If no, then say nothing and just refuse politely.

It seems obvious to me you're happy in your current shoes and I would be too if your job is fairly secure.
 
i've never told an employer of offers from other companies (had a few and not decided to take them of late for similar reasons to you) - you could play the 'I could go here and get a pay rise' game but its a risky one and cause some resentment.

I do occasionally drop into conversations the amount of headhunter calls I get but i think everyone in my team gets the same.
 
I wouldn't it may be taken as loyalty or it may be taken as look at the offers I'm getting what can you do to beat them or I'm off.
 
Perhaps mention it in casual conversation rather than officially? Just let your boss know that you received an offer but turned it down. If he asks why, tell him. If he doesn't, just leave it. I would mention though that you didn't ask for or invite the offer, it really was out of the blue.
 
Might make them think you are looking to move on.

I would take it as a personal complement, thank them for the offer but stay where you are. A lot of people would give a lot to be in your position. Grass isn't always greener... believe me, I've done it and not always worked out.
 
I'd be mentioning it, potentially attempting to leverage a pay rise out of it - but thats more to do with my work situation.

In all the years I've worked I've never seen loyalty rewarded, where as disloyalty and forcing payrises / promotions is often sucessful.
 
GinG said:
The question is, do I send this offer on to the guys I am working for now just to let them know who is interested in me and that I will be rejecting he offer showing my loyalty to them?

Basically the company who has offered me the job is a very reputable company, everybody would love to have it on the CV but do I really want the pressure?

What would you guys do?
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If you want the job, take the job. If you don't want the job, refuse the job. But never tell your employer about job offers unless you are so vital to the company that simply by knowing you have other options they will offer you more to stay.

Otherwise, only a complete numpty does this.
 
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You don't tell your current employer that you are being headhunted unless you want something to change at your current workplace. I was head hunted a year ago by a major software company, got all the way through to contract negotiation and decided then to tell my Boss because while I was flattered by the new offer (which was also £30k a year more than my existing salary) I was actually happy at my existing company and had been there 6 years. My boss immediately matched their offer and I was happy to stay.

In the past year things have ironically changed - company headquarters has moved to the states, I no longer report direct to the CEO and the other company have come knocking again. I've accepted their offer this time and haven't given details of the offer to my current company because there would be no point.

TL;DR - the offer is irrelevant, work where you want to because it makes you happy.
 
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