Reapplying for old job

[move4ward]

Originally Posted by Aloupha

Regardless of how one presents suggestions for improvements, there will always be those, especially in management, who will be intimidated by you. Unfortunately, that's just the way it is in the workforce.

If that's the way it is, I would have been fired from my last 2 jobs on my first day.

I got unsolicited bonuses and bigger salary increases for saving over $1 mil. I present the ideas and let go of the outcome. They don't have to worry about me being a back seat driver/manager.

My bosses get their bonuses and promotions. They send it down my way also.

Instead of feeling threatened, they promoted their subordinates to AVP roles. My old boss tried to recruit me for a promotion. He isn't threatened by my suggestions and improvements. They love rock stars with good ideas, they hate back seat drivers.

[longnecker]

Originally Posted by chgodon

Thanks for the insight. Lesson learned for my next position. [color="Red"]So probably not a good idea to reapply.

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Obviously you were not happy. You were let go. So apparently they were not happy. Why would you want to go back??

[chgodon]

Because 1.) I actually loved the job itself. 2.) My position is not available every day due to Gov. The more I think about it, the more I've decided to continue my search in another State.

[beera]

Originally Posted by charlygal

No, that's not how jobs are. There is a way to present suggestions for improvement.

Agreed with the others, some jobs like when you present ways to improve, other's don't. OP unfortunately found one that didn't. I also had one as well. I had others who appreciated how I streamlined processes.

I took one job where the person whose place I took over was terribly disorganized, she didn't even have her inventory organized, ordered more things than needed, HID things that she ordered incorrectly, etc.

When I got hired they told me there was so much work they were going to hire a second person. I asked them to give me a few months before they did that.

I turned that whole department around to the point where my job didn't even need one person to do it. I left that job after about 3 years for bigger and better things and my old boss will still sing my praises to this day if anyone ever contacts him for a reference.

The other job I had before that? Not so much, the manager who came in knew I had applied for her job and had it in for me from day one. I continued to work hard, put in 12 hour days, etc. I made a few suggestions on how to streamline a few things and she flat out told me "I'm the manager, you do what I say" and at that point I just kept my mouth shut and did my work until I left a few months later.