[rick_perez]

I've come back to a job after a round of layoffs. My company laid me off and after a month, they realized my manager had lied and actually had another job lined up as they were letting me go. I was the only one that actually knew how the system worked (my manager lied about this too) and they begged me to come back.

10K higher salary and an extra week of vacation later, I was working there again.

The company lasted another year before it folded completely. I only did it because the boss pretty much left me alone and I didn't have anything to do besides maintain the current system that I built during my 5 years there.

I used this opportunity to start my own company because my daily job took me about 20 minutes in the morning. I previously automated most of my daily tasks. Anyone with any tech experience was fired or let go and nobody really knew what I was doing besides keeping the current system running smoothly.

New jobs are always difficult in the beginning. Mostly because you have lots of unfamiliar systems to learn and new coworkers.

The question you should be asking yourself, is why did you quit your old job in the first place? Do you think anything will be different if you go back?