I Went Back to my Old Job!

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It has been five years since I was laid off from a company that I had been with for fifteen years. I have had a couple of other jobs in between, but nothing steady, and nothing that paid as much as my old job. Out of the blue, they called me up yesterday and asked if I was interested in coming back on call. Even though I was really bummed when I lost the job, I never thought I would want to go back. The company was on a severe downturn when I left. That hasn’t really changed. It is a skeleton crew compared to what it used to be, but in my department, there was plenty of work. It was like riding a bike. I felt like I’d never left. So, I went in today, filled out the paperwork, and worked the rest of the day. I am getting my old hourly wage, and they have committed to having me work in eight-hour increments. Sounds good to me, I don’t really want a full-time job anyway. They want me to come back on Monday, so we will see how it goes.