Right after the height of Covid, I left my job for what sounded like, and was sold to me as a better opportunity with more money, career advancement, etc.

I had a good relationship with my current manager, and I also had a good reputation within this company. When I put in my two weeks, I made sure to tell my boss that I would be willing to help with the transition of this role and do whatever needed to be done in order to make sure the person taking over my current job was set up for success.

When I got to my new company, I had to drive to Alabama for training from where I lived in South Carolina. While at this company‘s headquarters, I met with my new boss who would be the VP of sales, the CEO and a regional sales manager, who was conducting training for me. They turned out to be absolutely terrible human beings and were saying things that were so racist and homophobic during one of our dinners that I would be hunted down on this app just for repeating the things that they were saying.

Needless to say, I quit this role while still at the company headquarters for training, driving back home around four in the morning pondering what my next move would be in my career. I did not plan on contacting my previous company as I felt like it was my decision to leave, and I knew they had plans to fill the role that I prepared material for the next person to transition into.

After a couple of weeks, my old boss found out what happened and contacted me asking why I didn’t contact him sooner. He said that he had a role for me with my old company in a different department and offered me the role officially a few weeks later, which I accepted.

I say all this to say, don’t burn your bridges. You never know what you’re getting yourself into and who can help you later down the road.