Thoughts on Digital Life

Last year I did a boomerang. I left my job in February, only to return in September. This was never my intention, but it happened. Returning to an old flame isn't just one big party though. When you return, you might find yourself in a different situation. With ths blog I'll try to give some insight into what it's like to return to a former job. Acknowledgement of skills The fact that both you and your employer have reached another agreement means you both acknowledge eachother as a decent partner. There is enough trust to build upon one another once more. There must have been a spark, otherwise you wouldn't have been discussing a second term in the first place. Be relaxed about it When re-starting be sure to make it a smooth start. Don't go in there shouting what should be done or shouldn't be done. You have to earn back your place in the team. Rushing or being demanding won't help you settle back in at all. Know you have once deserted the team and...

My career has been a strange path so far, but it has certainly been quite a nice ride. Yet again, I'm changing the scenery and I decided to explain a little bit on the why. The snippet-resumé My resumé, or CV if you will, has become quite ridiculous. I've got loads of short-term employments on it over the past 6 years, ranging from two years to 9 months. And that sucks. Big time. When I started my career I worked at a place where I could have worked forever - until they went bankrupt... I've been in that same situation once again since. Both of these employers could have been my employers for my entire career if the finances didn't go bad. I've often changed jobs. Sometimes for the right reasons, sometimes for the wrong reasons. Once there was a mutual agreement that things didn't work out - that company was mostly copying great work by others and that didn't compute with me. And once have I been fired because I was too critical of the company ...