Comments on: Would You Retake An Old Job You Were Previously Laid-Off From? http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/08/20/would-you-retake-an-old-job-you-were-previously-laid-off-from/ Amateur Asset Allocator Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:31:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Roundup – Fantasy Football Draft Edition | Cash Money Life http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/08/20/would-you-retake-an-old-job-you-were-previously-laid-off-from/comment-page-1/#comment-5080 Roundup – Fantasy Football Draft Edition | Cash Money Life Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:01:45 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=2269#comment-5080 [...] Would You Retake An Old Job You Were Previously Laid-Off From? I know someone who recently did this. Of course they are looking for a new position and will take the first good offer that comes along. There is a trust factor involved. [...] [...] Would You Retake An Old Job You Were Previously Laid-Off From? I know someone who recently did this. Of course they are looking for a new position and will take the first good offer that comes along. There is a trust factor involved. [...]

]]> By: Lauren http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/08/20/would-you-retake-an-old-job-you-were-previously-laid-off-from/comment-page-1/#comment-4919 Lauren Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:48:30 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=2269#comment-4919 I would not. Not a chance. I would not. Not a chance.

]]> By: The Incidental Economist http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/08/20/would-you-retake-an-old-job-you-were-previously-laid-off-from/comment-page-1/#comment-4897 The Incidental Economist Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:16:50 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=2269#comment-4897 I can only answer by reflecting on the one data point I have from my own experience. I left a job for a better one in 2003. The firm I left has contacted me every year since to try to lure me back. So long as I have my current job I will never go back. The two are fundamentally different. It is inconceivable that I will be offered enough money by my old firm to overcome the disutility of working for them relative to my current position. However, if I were to lose my current job then the chances of going back go up. It depends what my other offers are, if any. I can only answer by reflecting on the one data point I have from my own experience. I left a job for a better one in 2003. The firm I left has contacted me every year since to try to lure me back. So long as I have my current job I will never go back. The two are fundamentally different. It is inconceivable that I will be offered enough money by my old firm to overcome the disutility of working for them relative to my current position.

However, if I were to lose my current job then the chances of going back go up. It depends what my other offers are, if any.

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