re: Leveraging a job offer to get a raise

I would just pursue the other opportunity and see what it leads to. If that results in a real offer, let your boss know what you are considering and they can decide if they want to try and pay to keep you or not.

I was offered a job with the same raise.
I gave my 2 weeks. My old manager raised the amount and gave me another week of vacation. I didn’t think he would have matched bc we are in sales.

I turned them down and took the new offer. The micromanagement was not worth the extra. I wanted to try traveling and now I travel too much. Sometimes I think I made the wrong decision but I have autonomy now.

Make sure you have the other offer for sure. Then politely sit down with your boss and explain you received a better offer, but wish to remain with the company if they're willing to work something out. Tell them you need more money. If they aren't willing, then thank them for the opportunity and put in a 2 weeks notice. If they want you to stay they'll come back to the table before its up.

Or walk in an say "look here, I'm putting in my 2 day notice I'm bout to drag this mother fricker today cause they payin 20% more up the road. Y'all can kiss my arse"

Either way works

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Go with the company that appropriately values your work. No company is going to look out for you. Take care of yourself and your family. Go get paid.

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This. Be eager to stay, but willing to leave.

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2. Give your company the chance to match the offer.

If they match it, you get the raise and you get to stay where you're at.

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But this pisses me off, too.
Why did it take another offer from a competing company for the original company to pay what they are now willing? Sort of feels like I've been ripped off all the previous years of employment