'Give me another chance': Employee quits job due to manager's lack of training, a year later same manager asks them to come back, employee accepts the offer

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Nov 29, 2024 1:00 PM EST

Much like breaking off a relationship with a romantic partner, when you decide to leave your place of work, there are bound to be lasting feelings that remain once you leave. Good or bad, you had a relationship with the people at your workplace, your coworkers and boss, and leaving them also means leaving with an impact.

Sometimes, similarly to a romantic relationship, that impact may inspire people to take action, just like an ex who decided to call their former loved one. In our case, the former boss decides to email OP (original poster) an open-hearted message about how they miss OP and wish they would come back to their old job. Despite not enjoying their role working under that same boss, OP decides to accept the offer and schedules a meeting to discuss their return to the company…

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    "I'm not sure how it went so sideways" OYMENT ONTRACT OF Awie of the mine the bes ly withes Eaglespee d
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    I quit this job a year and a half ago and I got this email a couple of weeks ago from my former boss. I don't know what to say.
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    Hi, I just wanted to reach out to let you know that I still wish you worked with me. I am not sure how it went so sideways, and I keep thinking about how I wish I could have fixed it. If you would ever give me another chance, don't hesitate to reach out.
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    So I worked at this company for 6 months and my boss was really hard to work with. I was hired for an assistant position, but she was the head of accounting (and in line to run the whole company)
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    and I didn't have an accounting background. She expected me to do accounting work, but it was difficult for me because there was no real structure or routine and she was terrible at training. I'm a
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    fast learner but I struggled because everything seemed like a gray area and there was no one besides her that I could really ask for help.
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    I have pretty bad anxiety and supposedly I have OCD, so I was really struggling with the job mentally. I was second guessing everything I was doing and my anxiety built up to the point where I was just like, I can't. I
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    ended up leaving for lunch one day and going to my car, drafting a letter of resignation where I listed my issues. I tried to be professional, but I didn't hold back and I accepted the fact that I
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    was likely burning a bridge. I sent her the email and left and never went back. I ended up back at my previous job where I enjoyed the people and the work I was doing, but unfortunately it wasn't a full-time
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    permanent position and there were no benefits (which was why I had left in the first place). I tried really hard to get hired there full- time but ultimately I was let go at the beginning of October because there simply wasn't enough work to justify keeping me.
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    I haven't had any luck with finding a new job. The job market where I am is terrible and I was really wanting to get a state job for the benefits and security, but it looks like it takes months for that to happen.
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    Then I got this email from my former boss. I was shocked. Like I said, I knew I was burning a bridge by the way I resigned. I feel like I need to accept this job. I am in a better place
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    mentally and my psychiatrist and I think that I am actually autistic and have ADHD but I can't get tested for those things right now because I don't have health insurance.
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    No, this is not my dream job but I do feel like I can handle it knowing that I have a goal to work towards and knowing that the job isn't going to be long- term.
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    I have no idea how to respond to this email saying that I am available for work and yes, I would like to try again. I will need higher compensation because 1) cost of living/inflation and 2) because I know how difficult that job is.
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    What should I say? My anxiety has me freezing up in this situation. and I've already let a couple of weeks go by without responding to her. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I don't really have anyone else to ask.
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    SuccessfulCry9391 This sounds like a text from an ex, what?
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    The Villain_Edit I WISH I could get an email like this from my last job →
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    photoapple Tread lightly with this. You're already thinking about how much more to ask for pay and you have no idea if those problems that made you leave still exist. If they do, will any amount of pay and benefits make up for it and be
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    good for your mental health and career? I'd reply with a basic: thanks for reaching out, do you have time to talk next week, here's when I'm free. And when you talk, really dig deep and question what has changed in this time and how it'll be different.
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    NegroMedic Well since you're looking, consider this a chance to go back to a place where you somewhat know the land already. Ask for a 25-50% salary increase and see what they say. Make sure you have insurance. Good luck!
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    wm313 You interview her. You ask the questions that need to be asked from your side. You ask her what she has learned since your departure. Ask her to clarify what your role will be in the company. Ask her why she wants you back - this is the most important part.
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    Then you let her know you will consider it. Then you email back, telling her you would consider coming back, asking what the dollar range is that she would consider if you were rehired. You have all of the power to make it the amount that you want. If the company can't give you more money then nothing is lost.
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    Plus-Measurement-86 Honestly, you might have been more awesome than what you're giving yourself credit for, she might have really appreciated you as an employee, obviously she dropped the ball, but perhaps set up a business lunch in consideration of your return and what you'll need from her.
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    adonishappy If i were you i would see it as a huge compliment, regardless on what you will do.
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    Calypseau OP • 13h ago • UPDATE: I don't seem to be able to edit this post so I don't know if anyone is going to see this but I've read everyone's comments and so many of you have been soooo helpful and I'm super grateful for that. I
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    appreciate everyone who took the time to share their thoughts and experiences in similar situations. I emailed her back and I told her I was open to talk about it but that I also had some concerns that I wanted to address before we go any further. She responded and
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    said that she wants to meet and that we can discuss literally anything. She said she's made staffing changes and wants to discuss it with me so we can work something out. We're going to meet for lunch either tomorrow or next week.
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    So we'll see what happens. She sounded really receptive and I plan on discussing structure, communication, and training issues with her. For the record, it's a good company and it was just my
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    specific role that was lacking. structure, not the entire company. I don't think she ever had bad intentions or was trying to manipulate me. I know the email sounded personal and unprofessional to people that don't know her, but she's pretty
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    consistently bad at communicating via email so that part didn't really come across as that weird to me. Anyway, I appreciate you all and I have hopes that we can work something out that will benefit both of us.
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