Leaving a new job 6 weeks in
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Only hand your notice in when you have a written/emailed job offer with Salary/job description from your old boss. If your current brief employer rang your old boss then they would be coming across as immature/unprofessional/whining. Hopefully your old boss is reasonably normal and would not really care what they had to whine about/would not divulge any details due to data protection. He is getting you back which is all he cares about.
And you can always leave the six week job off your CV if you are worried that they would stick the boot in.
There are some circumstances where the industry is close knit and it might be a BAD idea to leave the six week job off - e.g. you apply to a company where they know that you worked for six weeks because they know your old boss.
And you can always leave the six week job off your CV if you are worried that they would stick the boot in.
There are some circumstances where the industry is close knit and it might be a BAD idea to leave the six week job off - e.g. you apply to a company where they know that you worked for six weeks because they know your old boss.
CommanderJameson said:
Ollie123 said:
Thanks for the replies, really appreciated. How does going back to my old job, with a 10% salary increase on what I'm currently earning, and less hours, sound? 
Compared to a 40% payrise, and going back with the knowledge that it's likely you'll never really be trusted again?s
t, that's how it sounds.Ollie123 said:
As I'm on 6 months probation, can I literally leave tomorrow if I wanted to? I know the probation period is a two way thing, so could I slump my notice on my superiors desk at 5:30 and ask them to send the P45 in the post? Whats the best way to do it? (going through my current contact it says "1 months written notice (not including trial period)).
Yes, you can. Although you might want to be considerate about it; burning bridges is never a good idea.Engineer1 said:
That and they can rip the piss on pay and conditions because you want them more than they want you, that rise will probably be the last one they offer and I suspect there will be much less trust or responsibility in your new role as you have shown you will jump ship for more money. It only works if your leaving was for life reasons, such as getting married moving in with partner etc meaning teh job was no longer suitable for your life say a 2hr commute or similar.
that's not how I see it.the old employer has offered the guy a ~50% rise to come back. It would seem the original employer knows very well they were taking the piss with the original salary. The the old employer may even have a little more respect for the guy as he's had the backbone to leave.
As long as the OP massages the ego of the original employer, and tells him/her that he never wanted to leave and it was all about providing more for his family and would obviously choose old employer over new employer, then I think he's safe enough.
regarding the CV, I've had a couple of job that only lasted around 4 weeks and 3 months. Neither appear on my CV.
I'd stick with my original comment - never go back. Back in the days when I worked for other people I saw it happen a couple of times and everyone at every level of the company had zero respect for those who went and came back a short time later. If your colleagues know that you've come back on a big pay rise they'll hate you, if they don't know that they'll think you are a complete dick.
That's on top of the fact that the employer you are going back to hasn't covered themselves in glory, obviously they were underpaying you and it took you leaving for them to see it. Makes you wonder what they'll be like in the future.
That's on top of the fact that the employer you are going back to hasn't covered themselves in glory, obviously they were underpaying you and it took you leaving for them to see it. Makes you wonder what they'll be like in the future.
GeraldSmith said:
I'd stick with my original comment - never go back. Back in the days when I worked for other people I saw it happen a couple of times and everyone at every level of the company had zero respect for those who went and came back a short time later. If your colleagues know that you've come back on a big pay rise they'll hate you, if they don't know that they'll think you are a complete dick.
That's on top of the fact that the employer you are going back to hasn't covered themselves in glory, obviously they were underpaying you and it took you leaving for them to see it. Makes you wonder what they'll be like in the future.
depends on the sector.That's on top of the fact that the employer you are going back to hasn't covered themselves in glory, obviously they were underpaying you and it took you leaving for them to see it. Makes you wonder what they'll be like in the future.
I used to think that. But where i am now, some people have been here 15 years, and some have been here 5 times in 15 years. The management think nothing negative about people leaving and then returning at a later point.
itsnotarace said:
I left a job after 3 days once. The interview was all fine, had high hopes that I would do well there but on my first day I noticed that everyone in the office spent the entire day sitting in complete silence and did not converse with each other at all apart from via emails. By the second day I was climbing the walls and on the 3rd I handed in notice with immediate effect.
Engineering? Isnt this the norm?I worked at Alstom.... nearly everyone sat in silence. I went for a tour round CAT/Perkins in peterborough. The offices again were pretty much silent. Heck even in my PhD office, its silent and theres 12 people in there! everyone just sits with their headphones on.
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