Should I go back to my old job?
Could I have my old job back please?
You are WELCOME if you left because
You wanted to start your own business (provided it was not intended to compete with your ex-company’s). The experience in starting-up a business and running it is invaluable to any individual, and very useful to a growing organisation. If you intended to compete with your ex-company though, you may be seen as wanting to come back to spy on them, and they don’t want that suspicion on their conscience.
You got an opportunity to work in a well-respected market leader. Your ex-firm realises they could not have given you that opportunity, so do not begrudge you for it. Also, the knowledge you’d have gained from working in such a company will undoubtedly be useful to their team.
You needed a break. If you quit to go on a six-month vacation and nothing else, they won’t mind considering you for re-hiring.
You are NOT WELCOME if you left because
You claimed to not be happy with “management”. Well, most likely nothing has changed in your ex-company since you left, so you’ll probably still be unhappy if you go back. Besides, they don’t need a troublemaker in the office.
A competitor offered you a similar position. Unless the money really was that much more, and they could not beat the offer before you left, it is obvious that you are prone to hopping for the slightest reason. Your ex-employer may probably refuse to be the equivalent of your parents’ place and take you in whenever you need a place to camp.
You were disgraced. If you left because of a scandal with a colleague or under suspicion of underhanded activities, there is no way an ex-employer would want you back.
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Time: June 30, 2008, 1:26 pm
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