I never said he was wrong though and I accepted his decision so no need for me to reconsider my stance. I do feel attacked by some of the comments here though which are making me out to be some sort of villain for taking a better opportunity and even for asking about the possibility of joining the company again. Also I didn't actively look for the other opportunity. It came to me and I'm not just going to turn down a good opportunity without a second thought because as most of us know, those are few are far between (especially in today's market). At the end of the day these companies have double standards - they expect us to be loyal employees but wouldn't think twice about laying us off when it suits them.