# The Counter-Offer Appeared the Moment He Quit

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Recruiter · via X

A recruiter had placed a senior software engineer at a top-five bank in New York. The day the candidate resigned, his current employer "magically" found the budget for a raise and a promotion. He took the counter-offer and stayed — and let the recruiter know today that he has been laid off.

*Source: [@randomrecruiter · X · 721 likes](https://x.com/randomrecruiter/status/2091963756859564065)*
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