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Well, in the US at least, you're not obligated to give notice, but yes you could (and will) burn bridges.

game_the0ry 3y ago
> ...you could (and will) burn bridges. You burn bridges when you leave anyway. I have never had go back to an old employer, and I have worked at a lot of companies. Personally, I focus on building new bridges, rather than maintaining old ones that don't lead anywhere new.
- oxygen_crisis 3y ago
  I've never gone back to a company I've left before, but more than once I've gone back to working for someone I reported to before, at a different company. The analogy is flawed, because the "old bridges" can move and wind up along your path forward.
- TigeriusKirk 3y ago
  I've never gone back to an old company. But I have worked for a previous manager again. He left the original company too, but set up contracting as an outside consultant to the software we built. He'd hire me to do some of the work as needed. Great gig for him, not bad for me. That's not that rare of a setup if you're working on large B2B software packages.
- ithkuil 3y ago
  It's not uncommon to leave a company A go work for company B and a few years later go work for company C hired by a former colleague you met at company A, who perhaps now has some important role there. That's favourable for both parts. Your former colleague that hires you knows you and your qualities. And it's also good for you because you have some edge in the negotiations because you know you have a strong sponsor. There is always an upside of being a good colleague with the largest amount of people. That increases the chances you're finding yourself in this favourable networking situation. And it also makes life better for everybody involved when it doesnt
- jjav 3y ago
  > You burn bridges when you leave anyway. Not usually and you shouldn't. > I have never had go back to an old employer People do go back to old employers. I've had old employers reach out trying to hire me back. The most important point though is that it's people, not companies. Those people will move around to other companies and you want them to try to hire you again.
- pdpi 3y ago
  I have gone back to a previous employer once. Got separated/divorced shortly after changing jobs so just needed to go back to a place where I already had a support structure built. At any rate, you're not just burning bridges with companies, you're burning bridges with people. Your team mates are the ones who get royally fucked over when you leave with no noticee and (therefore) no handover. They're also the ones who have the choice to invite you along for the ride when they land roles in cool new companies, or to block you if/when you apply to those companies.
  - toomuchtodo 3y ago
    I have worked in tech for 20+ years and have never held it against people who left with no notice. I still provide a positive reference or bring them with to new orgs, as long as they’re competent and decent people. No one owes notice. I only don’t provide positive references or don’t bring with shitty people, even if you’re exceptional talent.
  - objektif 3y ago
    Why do people take it personally when you leave abruptly. It is a job.
  - hooverd 3y ago
    Do you also hold it against people who are laid off with no handover?
  - gymbeaux 3y ago
    [flagged]
  - wildrhythms 3y ago
    As a teammate I recognize it's THE COMPANY'S fault that they had one person saddling so much work that their departure fucked everything up.

> ...you could (and will) burn bridges. You burn bridges when you leave anyway. I have never had go back to an old employer, and I have worked at a lot of companies. Personally, I focus on building new bridges, rather than maintaining old ones that don't lead anywhere new.

oxygen_crisis 3y ago
I've never gone back to a company I've left before, but more than once I've gone back to working for someone I reported to before, at a different company. The analogy is flawed, because the "old bridges" can move and wind up along your path forward.
TigeriusKirk 3y ago
I've never gone back to an old company. But I have worked for a previous manager again. He left the original company too, but set up contracting as an outside consultant to the software we built. He'd hire me to do some of the work as needed. Great gig for him, not bad for me. That's not that rare of a setup if you're working on large B2B software packages.
ithkuil 3y ago
It's not uncommon to leave a company A go work for company B and a few years later go work for company C hired by a former colleague you met at company A, who perhaps now has some important role there. That's favourable for both parts. Your former colleague that hires you knows you and your qualities. And it's also good for you because you have some edge in the negotiations because you know you have a strong sponsor. There is always an upside of being a good colleague with the largest amount of people. That increases the chances you're finding yourself in this favourable networking situation. And it also makes life better for everybody involved when it doesnt
jjav 3y ago
> You burn bridges when you leave anyway. Not usually and you shouldn't. > I have never had go back to an old employer People do go back to old employers. I've had old employers reach out trying to hire me back. The most important point though is that it's people, not companies. Those people will move around to other companies and you want them to try to hire you again.
pdpi 3y ago
I have gone back to a previous employer once. Got separated/divorced shortly after changing jobs so just needed to go back to a place where I already had a support structure built. At any rate, you're not just burning bridges with companies, you're burning bridges with people. Your team mates are the ones who get royally fucked over when you leave with no noticee and (therefore) no handover. They're also the ones who have the choice to invite you along for the ride when they land roles in cool new companies, or to block you if/when you apply to those companies.
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  I have worked in tech for 20+ years and have never held it against people who left with no notice. I still provide a positive reference or bring them with to new orgs, as long as they’re competent and decent people. No one owes notice. I only don’t provide positive references or don’t bring with shitty people, even if you’re exceptional talent.
- objektif 3y ago
  Why do people take it personally when you leave abruptly. It is a job.
- hooverd 3y ago
  Do you also hold it against people who are laid off with no handover?
- gymbeaux 3y ago
  [flagged]
- wildrhythms 3y ago
  As a teammate I recognize it's THE COMPANY'S fault that they had one person saddling so much work that their departure fucked everything up.