A reason to stay

So, my husband decided that if we weren't going to move, if I was going to be unemployed, and if he was going to be the sole breadwinner, he needed to go to his boss and explain the situation and see if he could get a raise. His company is very small, and could close permanently at any time, so he was hoping to get some kind of clarity on the company's future.  Unfortunately (or not, depending on how you look at it), my husband has been with the company for 28 years, and his salary has been maxed out for some time. We werent expecting much. Still, it doesn't hurt to ask. And really, I was hoping that they would make an offer we couldn't refuse, and it would give us a reason to stay.

So, he asked.

And now I'm annoyed.

His company was very generous. They gave him a 10% raise, effective immediately. They will give him an additional  $9000 "stay on" bonus on April 1, which is the Monday after my office closes. They told him that the company has at least three years of business ahead of them.

But here's the problem.

They didn't really give him any reason to stay.

They gave him the raise immediately, whether he leaves or not. It's true that he only gets the stay on bonus if we stay, but $9000 really isn't that much, and that's before taxes. The stay on bonus isn't going to make or break us.

Here's the worse part.

They offered him a remote position. So there's no reason whatsoever to stay.

True, the remote position is not going to last forever. In fact, my husband doesn't expect it to last longer than 6 months. But still, that's 6 months longer than we were originally expecting, which will put us in an even better position if we go.

So, that didn't help us make our decision at all.