Well, since we're sharing updates in our old thread...here's mine:
Like some others, I, too, find myself working again...for my previous employer. A role came up that looked super-interesting, and I was asked if I wanted to apply. And here I am.
It's not super-interesting. I actually hate it. No...I don't just hate it. I fucking hate it, mostly because of one over-eager, try-hard, brown-nosing colleague...you know the kind...that guy who speaks up in meetings every chance he gets, asks a question every time there's a pause in a presentation, volunteers for everything, replies to every single email/Teams message/communication that's sent out...just painfully attention-seeking. That guy that your boss pairs you up with because he's new and you do the same role...so you step on each other's toes constantly because you do the same work and you're assigned to the same project. That guy you can't get away from because he's in every meeting you're in. You know...that guy.
My mental health and quality of life are suffering greatly. And yet, I'm still doing it. I don't know why. I guess it's for the health insurance. And the friends I've made there.
Between typing this out and reading a thread earlier about FU money, I'm now thinking "Piggy, why the hell are you doing this to yourself?" This brings great clarity.
Thanks for listening. I think I'll retire again.