So, I was sitting at work one day when my mobile phone rang. I looked at the caller ID and saw it was my old manager from Symantec. Wondering what he could want, I quickly stepped away from my desk to answer the call.
He explained that he was talking to his fellow managers at Symantec, and one of them mentioned I had expressed an interest in coming back. I confirmed this, and he said he had an opening on my old team again, as they had put an offer out to someone who turned it down, and he was wondering if I would be interested. I answered that I was, and he asked what I was making and how much I made before I left. He then said he would look into it a little more and get back to me.
When I next heard back from him, he ended up making me an offer to return to my old position at roughly the same pay as before. He added that if I returned within a year from when I left (back on 8 March), I could resume my time off accrual, getting more per year than if I were to start over. Although sorely tempted, I didn’t accept just then, as I needed to discuss the situation with Rebecca. He said his manager wanted to talk to me about it, too, before I decided.
Instead of going in to meet in person, I ended up talking to him on the phone. He explained that although there were rumours about Symantec closing down the Lindon location, they reversed course on it and were trying to build it up, keeping some of the best talent in the company here. Compared to what I had heard previously, this sounded promising, so I decided to accept.
However, I did not tell my manager at EMC yet. We went to California for Wendy and John’s wedding, which felt ironic since last year I changed jobs during a different family trip. Fortunately, my EMC manager was supportive with whatever decision I would make, and I began the paperwork to return to Symantec. It was a bit of a hassle to get all the paperwork in, but it worked out and now I’m back!