Is it possible to return to a job after quitting? How long should one wait before reapplying for the same job?
It is possible, if you have a good relationship with the manager, and they think highly of you.
I have seen it where, someone left a company where she had been at for 17 years for another job, and decided she didn’t like it.
The manager and her had remained friends, and the manager had told her the door was open for her to return at anytime.
And so she returned.
I was freelancing at the company when she left, and was still there when she returned.
I later learned, that there was a repeat of this, some years later.
She left for another job, and returned.
The same manager was there, and the manager had left the door open again.
I have been at 2 advertising agencies, twice.
At each of these agencies, I left in good faith the first time, but not the second time.
I burned bridges the 2nd time I quit, so there was no returning.
The impulsive tendency continued in my second career (as a Commissions Analyst).
Until I understood, and said to myself, “Minoo, maybe, you are a free spirit. You would be better off as a freelancer.”
And so I became a freelancer.
It’s not for everyone.
Here’s why I found it was suited to me: