On Monday, I got an email from someone at my old company telling me that my old team was swamped with work and she said that they really missed me. I replied back saying that I missed them too, which is true. She responded by saying she was sure they would take me back if I wanted. (FYI – she’s in no position to have any say in something like that)
The email was out of the blue, but all the same, it got me thinking or at least escalated some thoughts I was already thinking. And I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. All day Monday I kept thinking about what she had said and debating the pros and cons of each job. I used my lunch break to physically write out a pro/con list. I had dinner with my most trusted friends on Monday night and talked it all through with them. Talked to my roommate about it on Tuesday night and then my parents last night. Talked and talked and talked, running the situation by my closest friends to make sure I was covering all the angles and not missing anything when it came to the pros and cons. And through all this talking, I ended up leaning towards trying to get my old job back.
All of that talking and thinking based on one little email out of the blue. I think my dad said it best when he said, “there’s no point in all this talking until you know it’s a real option.” Well said. So today I emailed my old team lead and told her the new job wasn’t such a great fit and asked if there was any possibility of returning to my old position.
Now I’m in a holding pattern. And isn’t waiting always the hardest part?
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