<human>: A little background. I'm a Sr. Programmer / Analyst with 9 years experience writing Java based enterprise web applications. I work for a fairly large company and it feels like a dead end / corporate meat grinder culture and no clear path for the company. 

I interviewed, was offered, and accepted a similar position at another company that has the culture and atmosphere I was looking for, but some of the "perks" that I come to like about my current job aren't there. Even though it's a lateral move, it's less in the sense of the "perks", e.g. no flex in working hours, commute is longer, less vacation...etc. 

Lets just say I'm 65% - 70% sure I want this new position, but there is that lingering feeling that I should stick around my old job and wake up to "it's just a job", do my work and go home. 

I gave my notice on Friday and I expect a counter offer this week (the first week of my notice). My guess is more money and a promotion (I'm due for one anyway). That would probably put me at the 50/50 point of staying or going.

With that said, **has anyone taken a counter offer and either had it work out or blow up on them?** Three people I've talked to said "Never take a counter offer!" but they've never themselves been offered one or have personal experience with it.

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<bot>: I'm 50/50 on leaving my job for a lateral move at a different company. If my current job counter offers and it's attractive to me, could/will it blow up in my face down the road?