Posting here for traffic. I’ll try and keep this as straight forward as possible.
Employer A made me and my team redundant Jan this year due to a relocation of work. I get a job with employer B interview for a management role, agree to work at a lower level for a few months while they implement changes and I can assume the new management role.
Employer A contacts me and asks if I’d like to return, completely different role to what I’m used to. Less hours and better money, better holiday and benefits than current position. I can work from home and if needed to attend office it’s just down the road. They are a much larger global firm that I am familiar with and I like how they operate. I accept and give notice to employer B.
The last few months employer B has been making me offers left right and centre to stay, so far I’ve declined. Now on offer is significantly more money, flexible on hours and WFH, plus promotion and option to create my own job role/specification.
I’m torn... I obviously wanted to leave Employer B for a reason, I’ve seen how they treat some staff and it’s really not great, they say they are committed to change and want my help with this. The days are longer and the holiday allowance is the minimum. I’m aware the opportunity to create my own role and have flexibility is really rare so I’m not ungrateful, I don’t want to walk away from a good opportunity but equally I know what I’d be getting with Employer A but obviously can’t forget that they didn’t hesitate to make me redundant before.
I guess I’d be interested to know what you would do?