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Anatomy of Boomerang Employees

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This document discusses boomerang employees - those who leave a company but later return. It provides reasons why employees may leave, such as new opportunities, life circumstances, variety-seeking, believing the grass is greener elsewhere, or a clash of values. Employees return for company growth, familiarity with the culture and people, or realizing their former job was better than their new one. Hiring back boomerang employees can reduce training time and increase retention since they're already familiar with the company. Employers should avoid burning bridges during separations in case an employee wants to return later.

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Description • Boomerang employee: someone who left an employer but returns at a later date. • A Monster poll revealed that 28% of surveyors have already returned to a prior employer and over 50% said they would consider doing the same.
Why Employees Leave There are five top reasons why an employee may decide to leave a job: • 1. Opportunity • 2. Life Circumstances • 3. Variety • 4. Greener pastures • 5. Clash of values
Opportunity • Sometimes, an employee’s skill set grows faster than the department they work in. • This type of employee may want to branch out and find new challenges to further their career. • Also, management may already be in place to where there is nowhere to be promoted.
Life Circumstances • A life changing event forces an employee to leave a position because they have to adjust to the circumstances. • An illness, death, relocation or addition to the family can restructure an employee’s career without warning.
Variety• To some people, variety is an important part of job satisfaction. • Changes in leadership, responsibility, location or coworkers may drive the decision to jump from one company to another.
Greener Pastures • In this scenario, anmployee believes that there is something better out there waiting for them. • Once the seed is planted in their mind, there is often no stopping them from finding out on their own.
Clash ofValues • When an employee’s values are not the same as the company’s or coworker’s, it can cause anxiety and stress. • This can lead to an the employee seeking new opportunities where they feel they are a better fit.
Why Employees Return As companies grow or people shift around, it can create opportunities for a former employee to return. Here are some of the main reasons for returning to a former place of employment: • 1. Company growth • 2. Life circumstances • 3. Familiarity • 4. Culture change • 5. The grass isn’t always greener
Company Growth • It may take a couple of years for a company to skyrocket in growth, which creates opportunities that were not there before. • Likewise, if an employee left due to a reduction in staff, new growth may allow for the opportunity for that person to return.
Life Circumstances • Just as life events can cause an employee to leave, they can also bring an employee back. • All the same reasons for leaving can become the reason to return.
Familiarity • When you spend 40+ hours a week with the same people, they tend to become familiar to you. • Some employees move to a new company only to find that they don’t gel with the people the same way they did at their former job.
Culture Change • As attitudes change, values shift and new management moves into place, a company’s culture can change as well. • What didn’t fit before may be a perfect fit for an employee later.
The Grass isn’t Always Greener • Some boomerang employees will find out that the they had it pretty good where they were in the first place. • This realization will cause them to return to their former job.
Conclusion: Don’t Burn Bridges • This goes for employers and employees alike. • Hurt feelings and highly tempered emotions need to be removed from the equation. • Business is business and sometimes a move is necessary for professional growth.
Benefits of Boomerang Employees • The hiring process tends to be quicker as much of the key background information for the employee has already been processed and recorded. • The training time should be substantially reduced because the employee is already familiar with company procedures. • Retention rate is higher among boomerang employees because they’ve already been on the other side of the fence and have found their way back home.
NoticeAlways check with your HR department and/or legal department to ensure that all your hiring/employee practices abide by the regulations provided by the EEOC as well as all other state and federal labor laws. For more resources, check us out at sbchecks.com

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Anatomy of Boomerang Employees

  • 2. Description • Boomerang employee: someone who left an employer but returns at a later date. • A Monster poll revealed that 28% of surveyors have already returned to a prior employer and over 50% said they would consider doing the same.
  • 3. Why Employees Leave There are five top reasons why an employee may decide to leave a job: • 1. Opportunity • 2. Life Circumstances • 3. Variety • 4. Greener pastures • 5. Clash of values
  • 4. Opportunity • Sometimes, an employee’s skill set grows faster than the department they work in. • This type of employee may want to branch out and find new challenges to further their career. • Also, management may already be in place to where there is nowhere to be promoted.
  • 5. Life Circumstances • A life changing event forces an employee to leave a position because they have to adjust to the circumstances. • An illness, death, relocation or addition to the family can restructure an employee’s career without warning.
  • 6. Variety• To some people, variety is an important part of job satisfaction. • Changes in leadership, responsibility, location or coworkers may drive the decision to jump from one company to another.
  • 7. Greener Pastures • In this scenario, anmployee believes that there is something better out there waiting for them. • Once the seed is planted in their mind, there is often no stopping them from finding out on their own.
  • 8. Clash ofValues • When an employee’s values are not the same as the company’s or coworker’s, it can cause anxiety and stress. • This can lead to an the employee seeking new opportunities where they feel they are a better fit.
  • 9. Why Employees Return As companies grow or people shift around, it can create opportunities for a former employee to return. Here are some of the main reasons for returning to a former place of employment: • 1. Company growth • 2. Life circumstances • 3. Familiarity • 4. Culture change • 5. The grass isn’t always greener
  • 10. Company Growth • It may take a couple of years for a company to skyrocket in growth, which creates opportunities that were not there before. • Likewise, if an employee left due to a reduction in staff, new growth may allow for the opportunity for that person to return.
  • 11. Life Circumstances • Just as life events can cause an employee to leave, they can also bring an employee back. • All the same reasons for leaving can become the reason to return.
  • 12. Familiarity • When you spend 40+ hours a week with the same people, they tend to become familiar to you. • Some employees move to a new company only to find that they don’t gel with the people the same way they did at their former job.
  • 13. Culture Change • As attitudes change, values shift and new management moves into place, a company’s culture can change as well. • What didn’t fit before may be a perfect fit for an employee later.
  • 14. The Grass isn’t Always Greener • Some boomerang employees will find out that the they had it pretty good where they were in the first place. • This realization will cause them to return to their former job.
  • 15. Conclusion: Don’t Burn Bridges • This goes for employers and employees alike. • Hurt feelings and highly tempered emotions need to be removed from the equation. • Business is business and sometimes a move is necessary for professional growth.
  • 16. Benefits of Boomerang Employees • The hiring process tends to be quicker as much of the key background information for the employee has already been processed and recorded. • The training time should be substantially reduced because the employee is already familiar with company procedures. • Retention rate is higher among boomerang employees because they’ve already been on the other side of the fence and have found their way back home.
  • 17. NoticeAlways check with your HR department and/or legal department to ensure that all your hiring/employee practices abide by the regulations provided by the EEOC as well as all other state and federal labor laws. For more resources, check us out at sbchecks.com