GOING BACK TO AN OLD JOB

Have you ever been desperate enough to go back to an old job. Well, I would not recommend it, even its only for a day.

One day, my previous job calls me into the office because they are desperately short staffed.

Agreeing is perhaps the worst decision I ever made. Going back into the office that let me go is weird and unsettling. ‘Oh you are back’ says everyone who passes me by. They all look confused at my return.

I have not been gone long but to them it is a lifetime. The day couldn't end quicker and even my manager senses it is an unpleasant experience for me.

Feeling paranoid that everyone is talking about me even though they are probably not is tearing me up inside. Never again.

On reflection, my mind had already decided before I went to work, that the day was not going to be good. Trying to rewire your subconscious thoughts can be tricky.

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