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Have you ever left a job and left the bridge un-burnt?
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How were you able to combine the phrases "Your operation is not good enough for me" and "I might be back if I don't succeed" in the same utterance?
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Are you working at McDonald's? 
It's best to be completely honest with your boss. "I'd like to explore other opportunities and see what I really want to do with my future." They'll usually respect that.
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Well, I usually just tell 'em I'm leaving - and they beg me to stay. Once they realize I'm serious, they offer to let me return "if things don't work out" for me.
That being said, I would never return to a job I quit. That would be the same as admitting defeat. You shouldn't have a backup plan, anyways. Ruins your motivation to succeed if success isn't required.
Just do the very best job you can do. And you'll greatly improve your chances of being re-hired if you choose to return.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Just tell him you want to do something else. Simple as that. No need to insult him in the process. If it's really someplace you might want to come back to in the future, there's no way being honest should convey disrespect for the operation.
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the only job I left with the option of coming back was at a car dealership, but it was because I left for school. My boss is also my neighbor, so he was cool.
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I've left unburned bridges, but usually it's not a situation where I could simply come back.
I usually just say "I've been offered a job at XYZ and I've decided to take it... my last day with <insert company> will be <insert date>"
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by hickey
the only job I left with the option of coming back was at a car dealership, but it was because I left for school. My boss is also my neighbor, so he was cool.
Same here, the only reason I quit a job was because of school. My boss from last summer really wanted me back, but I got a job doing tech support that would be a lot better for me. But I know they would take me back if I wanted to go, although it's not really skilled labor of any kind.
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Originally Posted by Jawbone54
No.
Come to think of it, I did leave a job at a funeral home on good terms. The only problem was that I knew I would never step foot in that place again. As a matter of fact, I'm going to start a thread on some funeral home stories.
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Join Date: Jul 2002
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At every job I quit I am usually on uncomfortable terms with the owner but remain good friends with the rest of the staff.
I would never return to a place I quit.
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The only place I have ever left on good terms is a job in London, and the reason I was leaving was because I was leaving the country. They were really nice about it and we spoke for a while. If I had returned I don't think it would've been an issue for me to get the job back.
Other than that, I left the company for a reason, usually because I wasn't happy anymore. I don't think time away from the place is going to make me happy again.
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I've only left a couple of jobs, but I try to stay in contact w/ the manager or team lead...never know what the future might bring...
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I've had a couple of jobs also. All my bridges remain "unburnt". One thing I've learned over the years is that it's a small world and you never know when you'll need something from a former job or when you'll end up in contact with them. It has happened to me and because I left on good terms, it worked to my advantage.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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My old employer had a special program called "comback kids" for those that left and returned. And I was one of them.
But as someone said, you should never "burn your bridges". It is a VERY SMALL world, and things always have a way of coming full circle.
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