Comments on: 5 Reasons Your Boss Won’t Take You Back After Quitting

By: Academic HR

Academic HR — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:05:07 +0000

One of our employees quit last year, and I have a feeling that was a rather foolish salary negotiation tactic. They’d been agitating for a promotion and a raise that hadn’t been forthcoming, so I suspect when they resigned they expected us to beg them to stay and push through the promotion/raise. In reality we said fine, sorry to lose you, lets talk about a hand over.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:15:35 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Oops, responded to the wrong article, lol

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:11:59 +0000

What kitchen utensil would you be?
I would be a knife in order to cut through BS more quickly.

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:29:22 +0000

In reply to Jeff M. I love it. Good lesson learned. Smart boss. And I'm sure you were the best pizza maker ever. :)

By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:48:26 +0000

I quit a job at age 19 and since I was the best pizza maker on staff fully expected the manager to call and plead for my return.

Thankfully she never called and I’m indebted for that great lesson.

By: JC

JC — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:53:05 +0000

Same reason that anyone who takes a counteroffer does so at their own peril. Last I heard, the average time a person who accepts a counteroffer remains with that company is about 17 months….and it is usually not their idea to leave.

As much as we tout forgiveness and forgetting and letting bygones be bygones, the reality is that human beings are petty and punitive beings too often guided by ego, pride and vanity and that never turns out win/win.

Wish it were not the case, but it is. Quit your job or quit and take a counteroffer and your boss will never forgive you for making them look bad with surprise attrition (especially if you are good) and will never really trust you again.

Ahhhhh, the human condition. Yes, I know, I am cynical