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Going back to old job
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Right, so, ive been all over the place with my career since i quit my long term job just over a year ago, and i know alot of people will say im too all over the place and am just going back for comfort but i am thinking about going back so i can use the experience and the knowledge i gained and move up.
When i left i was an assistant manager and have been told that i could have gone far. One year and two jobs later I havent gotten anywhere i am happy in and dont really have a 'dream' career. Right now im in a crappy, part time receptionist job and it is not going to help me progress or even afford to be independent. I feel like going back to my old job will allow me to move up, I'll be a manager which means running my own store, deciding my own work week.
Im having some trial shifts to see how i integrate back in, and had my first day today. As much as i feel like this is a good decision to make and i know that i can handle it and can do the job well, there's always the niggling feeling of why i quit in the first place. Im actually going through a time at the moment where i re-think and doubt everything so maybe this is part of that. Or maybe there's a reason im having doubts?
Would it be stupid to go back to this or does it make sense to do something that you know you can do and fairly enjoy doing (i like the interaction with other staff and customers, and the sense of prise when you're running a store and essentially a business by yourself)
When i left i was an assistant manager and have been told that i could have gone far. One year and two jobs later I havent gotten anywhere i am happy in and dont really have a 'dream' career. Right now im in a crappy, part time receptionist job and it is not going to help me progress or even afford to be independent. I feel like going back to my old job will allow me to move up, I'll be a manager which means running my own store, deciding my own work week.
Im having some trial shifts to see how i integrate back in, and had my first day today. As much as i feel like this is a good decision to make and i know that i can handle it and can do the job well, there's always the niggling feeling of why i quit in the first place. Im actually going through a time at the moment where i re-think and doubt everything so maybe this is part of that. Or maybe there's a reason im having doubts?
Would it be stupid to go back to this or does it make sense to do something that you know you can do and fairly enjoy doing (i like the interaction with other staff and customers, and the sense of prise when you're running a store and essentially a business by yourself)
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I was just wondering whether there was there a certain career path you had in mind when you left your old job nearly a year ago?
Could it be that on the path you chose it takes a while to get up to where you want to be, like may have done in your previous long term job?
In the past year you will have gained other skills, which, like you say, will help you if and when you go back to your old job.
It wouldn't be stupid to go back, because you know it is a job you can do, and mostly enjoy - but I'd also think about what it was that drove you away in the first place.
I've spoken to some other managers who say that although it is hard work I should go for it. I'm not sure if I really want to do this but don't have any other real options so I'm caught between a rock and a hard place
I'm with you on the next best thing, and even if you only half enjoy it, it's getting you higher up in the business. One of the things to remember would be that as you move up, your shift patterns might get less randomised and you would perhaps be able to pick and choose more? Additionally, once you have worked in a role higher up for a year or so, you would perhaps be able to find a new job somewhere with different shift patterns etc? These skills would also be useful in other jobs, were you to decide on a different career path later on.
I had a long chat with my mum lsay night who's been helping me through it and thinks it's good option to go back, I just keep thinking of all the negative things and scared everything will go wrong. I'm seeing my manager later today so I will ask his opinion and let him know my concerns
I told my boss im thinking of the assistant manager vacancy and he said if i want it its mine. I guess since im going to be there anyway i might as well do the best job i can and take the position... I also told him of my burn out last year and how i didnt really tell my then manager, just kept it bottled up and stressed me out. He told me that the same thing happens to him and i should say if im feeling stressed and there's loads of support around.
I know if i dont have a choice now, but im terrified of what the future will be and if i can even handle it when it gets here
You've only be back a couple of shifts, give yourself a chance.