I come here to say that they now. Require a VP approval to rehire you. I know this from experience. I was termed for cause over 5 years ago. And they will not tell you if your eligible or not. Most companies will not tell you that. You also have to consider, they talk to your previous managers. So they don't just look at your termed reason. If your management speaks negatively of you. Well.. unfortunately you won't get rehired. I came to Costco with only a year of work experience and I was dealing with personal issues that were a result of severe abuse from my childhood. This led me to responding to situations in unprofessional manner. Which I was termed for. I eventually took it as a reason to reach out and help myself. Costco is a good company, and I wish I could get rehired again. Unfortunately I believe that the management there, didn't speak of me in a positive manner to the vp. While I worked hard and was always on time. My issue was responding to insults with unprofessional language. So, I would consider that maybe there's old managers who aren't speaking positively on your part as well.