Going back to an old employer....

[Rude-boy]

Good luck OP.

I doubt you are there to make up the numbers of to provide light entertainment.

And don't forget do not major on your 'mistake' of leaving, focus on the positives and the wider view it has given you. Reinvigorated and regained my mojo for the work I was doing after a year away from it. You know the sort of thing to say, provided you can say it with truth in your heart - no BS or it may well stick out like a sore thumb.

[Craphouserat]

Rude-boy said:

Good luck OP.

I doubt you are there to make up the numbers of to provide light entertainment.

And don't forget do not major on your 'mistake' of leaving, focus on the positives and the wider view it has given you. Reinvigorated and regained my mojo for the work I was doing after a year away from it. You know the sort of thing to say, provided you can say it with truth in your heart - no BS or it may well stick out like a sore thumb.

Cheers.

I think I know how many applicants are getting interviewed - my wife works in the dept. No idea who they are but there are a couple of people i suspect. All good people but I am hopeful of putting in a good interview - should be quite relaxed. The position I'm in at present are pushing the boat out to keep me....which is really nice but at the end of the day I want a return to my old post.

Good preparation should hopefully see me across the line but I guess it's what the management want, maybe they want somebody new with no experience to train up from fresh? Who knows. What will be will be I guess.

[Craphouserat]

Morning all

I got the job !

Start in September - thanks to all who posted advice/good wishes.

Cheers

Barry

[Jasandjules]

Congrats!

[Sir Bagalot]

Well done!

[elanfan]

Improvement or step back on the pay scale?

[Evolved]

Jobs and women, two things in life you should never go back to once you've left.

There's always a reason why you left in the first place, those reasons will still be there when you go back!

[RobinOakapple]

Evolved said:

There's always a reason why you left in the first place, those reasons will still be there when you go back!

That's not always true. OP left to go to a better job which turned out not to be a better job, so the reason he left isn't there.

[Craphouserat]

Thanks all.


I'm going up in pay....when I moved I took a paycut but I really wanted the job. My current boos has also got me a permanent contract but I've decided to leave and go back.

Main reasons

No shifts - weekends back to me so i can get to the football - flexi time - more money - less stress - don't have to go to court anymore ( if you have a citation to attend and you are on annual leave you still have to attend ).

I will miss the job in some ways - the people are really good - hard working and under paid.

My wife still works in the dept I'm going to and I'm well aware the reasons I left are still there. Its hard to explain by typing here but moving dept has shown me what real stress is and this has improved my ability to cope with it...does thaty make sense?

I'm prepared to go back as the new guy - clean slate with everyone. There were a couple of people I clashed with but you get that in any job. I know the work and the people inside out and I look forward to getting back but will miss my current work mates - really good laugh and look out for each other.

Thanks for the good wishes all - appreciated.

Barry