What should I do?
I have a question for all of you loyal readers out there (all two of you). Here's the situation. We have one person who used to work at my company because they were really unhappy with some of the people that we work with. So they found another job and they left. They have done some freelancing for us on the side. Now this person is really unhappy with their other position. They don't like one of the people that they have to work with, and now wants to come back (I was supposed to know this but found this out inadvertantly.)
The other day I went out to lunch with them and they made an unsettling comment about "well I could deal with the person I really don't like if I knew it was only for another year or two." (Speaking to the hopeful eventual exit strategy of the company.)
My take on this is that this that if this person comes back they are going to be just as unhappy as before, and they aren't going to want to go above and beyond because this person is just doing it for the cash. I don't think that that would make for a good employee or a good person to work with. They didn't buy out their options before they left - and they can see that we are closer to the end and they want to get back in. Just because you can't figure out how to deal with difficult people doesn't mean that you will make a good employee coming back.
So the question is do I mention any of this to the hiring manager? I'm thinking no, and keep my frigging nose out of it. I already know more that I probably should/am supposed to. I know too much information on both sides. I think that this is a good situation to just stay out of the middle and just stand by the sidelines and watch the aftermath happen. Then laugh when it all crumbles.
We did interview someone yesterday for this person's old position - so it might just all come out in the wash anyways.
It's been a rainy crappy week - but I haven't noticed much. I've been engrossed with new projects at work that actually entertain me. Somehow the days just fly by and I don't notice. The problem is that I'm avoiding work that I have to do for work that I want to do that's not critical. But whatevers. It's much more fun.
I'm counting down the minutes to HP7 at this point. I've made it very clear to everyone in the office that if I don't finish HP this weekend that I'm going to take off Monday until I finish. I don't care if anyone thinks I'm nuts - it's just how it's going to be.
I'm going to try to take Mufasa (my car b/c he sounds like a lion because of the roar of the muffler) in to get his muffler fixed this weekend too. I've been really lazy about it - and it just needs to be done. My bridesmaid dress for Lauren's wedding also got delivered this weekend - so I have to go pick that up as well. Now I just need to have the lady at work tailor it for me and I'll be all set.
I've also nicknamed my tummy Simba because he growls a lot.
The other day I went out to lunch with them and they made an unsettling comment about "well I could deal with the person I really don't like if I knew it was only for another year or two." (Speaking to the hopeful eventual exit strategy of the company.)
My take on this is that this that if this person comes back they are going to be just as unhappy as before, and they aren't going to want to go above and beyond because this person is just doing it for the cash. I don't think that that would make for a good employee or a good person to work with. They didn't buy out their options before they left - and they can see that we are closer to the end and they want to get back in. Just because you can't figure out how to deal with difficult people doesn't mean that you will make a good employee coming back.
So the question is do I mention any of this to the hiring manager? I'm thinking no, and keep my frigging nose out of it. I already know more that I probably should/am supposed to. I know too much information on both sides. I think that this is a good situation to just stay out of the middle and just stand by the sidelines and watch the aftermath happen. Then laugh when it all crumbles.
We did interview someone yesterday for this person's old position - so it might just all come out in the wash anyways.
It's been a rainy crappy week - but I haven't noticed much. I've been engrossed with new projects at work that actually entertain me. Somehow the days just fly by and I don't notice. The problem is that I'm avoiding work that I have to do for work that I want to do that's not critical. But whatevers. It's much more fun.
I'm counting down the minutes to HP7 at this point. I've made it very clear to everyone in the office that if I don't finish HP this weekend that I'm going to take off Monday until I finish. I don't care if anyone thinks I'm nuts - it's just how it's going to be.
I'm going to try to take Mufasa (my car b/c he sounds like a lion because of the roar of the muffler) in to get his muffler fixed this weekend too. I've been really lazy about it - and it just needs to be done. My bridesmaid dress for Lauren's wedding also got delivered this weekend - so I have to go pick that up as well. Now I just need to have the lady at work tailor it for me and I'll be all set.
I've also nicknamed my tummy Simba because he growls a lot.
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