Is it worth returning to my former employer after being fired and now offered a higher salary? #jobopportunity #careeradvice
Fired from Previous Job
– Faced downsizing from employer due to bad year
– Left feeling undervalued but quickly found a new job with better benefits
– Now offered $200k to return to former position
Pros and Cons of Returning
– Consider the increased salary
– Evaluate the impact on happiness and work-life balance
– Reflect on relationship with employer and potential conflicts
– Discuss with spouse and consider overall job satisfaction
MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING.
You are happier at your new job, and it has better benefits. Stay the course.
Dont go back.
Anyone who would fire you is only going to keep you around for as long as it suits their purpose (most likely, just to get you to leave the competitor and make sure they put a non compete in your employment contract this time)
Depends. I would ask for a 5 year employment contract since management can’t be trusted not to pull the rug out.
They don’t want YOU back, they need SOMEONE because of a bad situation. Your current employer actually wanted you.
Think that through before you go back.
You better not go back. Just sit back and laugh at them and enjoy your new job.
You need a starting bonus if you really want to risk it.
Agree with the sentiment to stick with your current employer. Probably a good idea to let your manager know about the offer and compensation “just to be transparent” and that you like it where you are. You might magically get a raise in the coming months.
It sounds like you don’t want to go back. Like you want someone to bump you upside the head and say “Don’t be silly. They treated you badly, the owner is horrible, and your wife hates them. You’re much happier where you are and there’s a good chance you’ll be miserable there”
You’re already thinking 200K perhaps is not enough compensation. So:
1) How much would you need to make it a truly obvious choice to go back? 250K? 300K? Is there no amount of money to tempt you back? If there is a figure, then name it. If there is not, stay where you are.
2) Are you under some financial pressures you haven’t listed here? If not, and you can save sufficiently, and your current employer has room for growth, then why go back? If you are, then how much will the raise help alleviate your financial pressures?
Counter with terms you find acceptable and see if they bite. I’d stay reasonable for the sake of not throwing away the opportunity but maybe ask for $200k + a signing bonus for the trouble and also some guarantees that any issues you’ve had with them (long hours etc.) be remedied. And if they don’t take that, then just enjoy your new role.
If your current employer seems at all stable, it’s probably not worth the risk. They already showed they saw you as disposable once and it seems you don’t trust the management.
for 25% MORE, actually 30% more GO BACK.
You can always come back to your current company in a year or two. oppurtunity knocks, it doesn’t beat down the door. Negotiate a good contract that gives you a golden parachute as well if you can wrangle it.
As for your wife… you need to promise her something big and important so you can get her onboard.
But dont slip and fall and fumble the bag bro.
You were *fired* and you were *angry* about it, right? How did it go down? Did they say they would rehire you, or give you a soft landing (a good compensation package)? Was the parting amicable, or were harsh words exchanged? To me it looks like they want you back to screw the competition, so I would be very leery about returning.
If you *do* decide to go back for whatever reason, I’d make sure that your contract was modified regarding any furture adverse actions. For instance:
* Guaranteed employment for the first 18 months;
* You get 2 weeks advance notice of any potential adverse actions and a clear, signed PIP – no *immediate* termination unless for criminal activity on your part;
* If a termination is unavoidable for any reason, a generous compensation package (20 wks comp at 75% salary & 6 mo paid insurance coverage) must be paid out;
* Throw them a bone: All terms to revert to a standard contract after 2 years.
You want to make sure they aren’t just hiring you, just to fire you again to screw you and your present employer. Run it by a lawyer to ensure the terms are such that they won’t welsh on their side of the bargain.
…but basically, I think you should trust your wife’s instincts. Especially if you left on bad terms.
Bye bye
I’d never go back to an employer that cut me.
DO NOT GO BACK!
It will be 10x worse than before because you have had a taste of a non-toxic org.
However, take note of your worth and use that in future conversations with your manager and salary negotiations.
The odds on going back working out under any circumstances is low and not in your favor based on personal experience and an anecdotal evidence from friends and colleagues. Like 1/5 works out.