Have you ever heard someone say “well, if it doesn’t work out, I can always go back to my old job”?
Over at JobMob, I guest-blogged about whether that attitude makes any sense.
Here’s a quote:
“Most companies will NOT hire you back if, say, you give the new job a try and find out it is not exactly what you were promised. You should know that because I have heard people say ‘well, if it doesn’t work out, I can always go back to my old job.’
“This might be the case. Young, inexperienced managers will often say this during the exit interview, even. It is them being nice…I would not expect them to hire me back if I were you. Most companies will not hire you back. And they shouldn’t.
Here is why”………
You can find the full article here. If you like the article over at JOBMOB, please stumble or digg it. That helps build traffic to Jacob Share’s blog. Note: browse his site, especially the BEST OF area.
~GL
4 users commented in " “If it doesn’t work out, I can always go back to my old job,” says the clueless job-hopper. "
Another excellent article. And, I think, a very important one. I see lack of loyalty as a rampant problem in the current American Corporate system. It goes from employee to company and company to employee. Your understanding of the importance of a healthy loyal, committed culture is an outstanding example of how a contemporary company can distinguish itself in the current marketplace. What you are engendering is visible to people accessing it from the outside, your clients and customers.
Thanks for the article and the writeup, GL. I Stumbled this for you:
http://jobmob.stumbleupon.com/review/20710055/
Conrad, loyalty is a two-way street. People used to stay longer at their companies because they felt job security. Nowadays, when people feel a situation can change in a heartbeat, they’re quick to grasp any perceived improvements elsewhere, even if they’re only temporary.
Companies can’t lose sight of the bottom line, but if they treat their employees well, people will stay loyal. Even if times have changed, human nature hasn’t. Few people like switching jobs every year.
Jacob, I agree with you totally. That is what I was trying to say – albeit less clearly than you did! Nicely said.
The reason I left is for more $$$ at the new place, like a small mom & pop shop, compared to a big corporation, as I was a skilled operator, but paid little. My scare was ‘if making $30k/year ever runs out of work and lays me off, I can get more out of UC(unemployment compensation) than going back to my $12k/year job’ == UC paid me more, and my last company wanted me back and challenged my UC benifits…. darn. Glad it was only for a short time befor the big corporation picked back up…. whew….
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