Current Events > Do I go back to my old job?

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Our corporate structure goes:
Site
7 Directorates
4-10 departments in each directorate
4-8 divisions in each department
3-5 groups in each division
10-20 people in each group

I started at Group A, and climbed to Engineer 3. I got a lead position and a promotion to Engineer 4 in Group B, within the same directorate (but different department). Group B is responsible for the disposal work literally after what Group A does, so it was a good transition of work and a good opportunity to learn cradle-to-grave of this system.

10 months in now, and a lead engineer in Group A is leaving. Group As manager is reaching out to me, and is essentially telling me if I want it, I will get it. This will come with a promotion as well (to Engineer 5).

So what do I do?
Go back, get the promotion, and potentially burn some bridges in my current department, and look like a job hopper?

Or stay, and learn all what I can, becoming an expert on all things with this product line (cradle to grave), and become more marketable to potentially get a higher position later?

B

Or whatever is a more stable job

Look out for yourself, because nobody else will.

bluezero posted...

Look out for yourself, because nobody else will.

I mean both options are looking for myself:

• Going back gives me a raise and higher position, but may burn some bridges at my current department, and
• Staying gives me more growth and expands future opportunities.

_____Cait posted...

B

Or whatever is a more stable job

Both are equally stable.

Just get the most money where you can do the least amount of work. Tweak that ratio to your liking. All this stuff about job hopping or whatever is just corporate brainwashing to try to shame you into feeling bad for getting your value.

Why would moving to a better opportunity burn bridges? Your old group doesn't seem to feel that's the case.

A bird in the hand is worth two birds getting stoned

I'd take the immediate and tangible benefit of going back to group A unless you just don't like the work or people over there.

Get your money bruh

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Why would moving to a better opportunity burn bridges? Your old group doesn't seem to feel that's the case.

Because my current department would be pissed off that Im leaving so quickly.

I wouldn't worry about how the people in your current group are going to react. Leaving a position after 10 months isn't going to reflect badly on you if it's to take advantage of a good opportunity that may not come around again for a long time. I doubt many people, if any, are really going to fault you for it.

demand to be ceo and if they don't give you that position call them all idiotmachines

If you like your old team/boss back, see growth coming back, and it's a better environment, then sure.

Don't worry about what your current job would feel if you left. Do what you think is best for you.

A