"However effective these counter offers are, they sure aren’t good for morale internally at Google. Unless, of course, you’re one of the ones winning the lottery."
If you got sweet counter offer -- why wouldn't you just shut up so the morale would not be hurt?
For the same reason that criminals are often caught after they bragged about crimes to their associates (who then give them up in order to get a deal for themselves if they are caught): because people just have to run their mouths sometimes.
If you got sweet counter offer -- why wouldn't you just shut up so the morale would not be hurt?