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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you need to really consider why you left your old job.   If there are serious problems there, it is highly likely those problems will still be there when you go back.   Moreover, do you want to work at the old job for a long time?  If you go back now, you will not be able to leave again on good terms for a long time.    I think the old job seems like the easy escape hatch and while it might provide some temporary relief, you might end up really regretting it long term and feel even further adrift.

Here’s another suggestion — see if there is a new job out there that is better than both your current one and your old one.   Assuming that the new job isn’t completely toxic (and it doesn’t sound that way), you can take your time and really think about what you want in a job.  There is no rush.  Chances are likely that you will eventually get past the year and nobody will care.    You will have also learned something very valuable in the first interview process.

I did this in my career and it worked perfectly.   The “new new” job really led to growth that the old job would never have matched.  The easiest way out isn’t always the best way. [/quote]

I’m the pp who left the law firm and had the opportunity to go back after 3 months but stayed for a year. I ended up going to a whole new agency even though I could go back to my old one. And I LOVE my new agency. So, everything happened for a reason and had I not left I wouldn’t have landed where I did. I plan to stay here for at least the next decade plus.[/quote]

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