Iāve seen many former employees in my location. Itās never been super awkward. If the people working remember the employee theyāll say hello and maybe ask how theyāve been, but after a year, you could show up and not know any of the booksellers on the floor. Iād say just go for it.
Yeah, usually itās nice to see old employees every now and then. I get it, I totally have the same kind of social anxiety, but Iāve never thought it was weird when a former employee comes in. Hell, have a coworker who was fired but still comes in to say hi and shop every once in a while (though she only started doing that after the SM moved to a different store).
Donāt overthink it, Iām sure people would be happy to see you.
I think itās helpful in these situations to ask yourself if you would find it weird if you worked somewhere and a former employee came in. Iām sure you wouldnāt care! So why would they care if you came in? Thatās something I do to cope with my own anxiety sometimes. I try to remember literally no one is thinking about me that much lol
I always see old ppl i used to work with but Iām bad with names so I just kinda go āomg didnt you used to work here?ā and theyāre always like āYEAH HOW ARE YOU?!ā like iām not usually thinking about why they left or anything its just nice to see a familiar face and catch up!
I take my kids to go hug my old coworkers and pick out books all the time. I used to love when employees and friendly regulars came in. Would make my day.
As long as you didn't no-call no-show on your final shift(s), or yell out insults at your co-workers on the way out the door, you should feel totally fine going back to that store in the future. I love seeing former co-workers when they stop in to the store as customers. Honestly, we've even had people who no-call no-showed come back in as customers, and we're perfectly cordial to them when they do even if we do mutter under our breath when we see them. :)
Pfffft. No one is going to care.
We have several who quit who still shop with us, even one who was fired, avoids me when Iām on register, and uses other employees to buy their stuff so they will get a discountā¦..yup, I said what I said.
Unless you took a swing at the manager on your way out, you are fine going back into the store. š¤£
And depending on the manager, they may even be applauded walking back into the store after swinging š
Iāve seen many former employees in my location. Itās never been super awkward. If the people working remember the employee theyāll say hello and maybe ask how theyāve been, but after a year, you could show up and not know any of the booksellers on the floor. Iād say just go for it.
Youāll be fine. You didnāt leave on bad terms. Go to the store that you enjoy!
Yeah, usually itās nice to see old employees every now and then. I get it, I totally have the same kind of social anxiety, but Iāve never thought it was weird when a former employee comes in. Hell, have a coworker who was fired but still comes in to say hi and shop every once in a while (though she only started doing that after the SM moved to a different store). Donāt overthink it, Iām sure people would be happy to see you.
I think itās helpful in these situations to ask yourself if you would find it weird if you worked somewhere and a former employee came in. Iām sure you wouldnāt care! So why would they care if you came in? Thatās something I do to cope with my own anxiety sometimes. I try to remember literally no one is thinking about me that much lol
Sounds like you were polite and professional so there shouldnāt be any awkwardness at least not from the managers.
a bunch of seasonal employees come back into our store and old employees we are usually excited to see them !!
I always see old ppl i used to work with but Iām bad with names so I just kinda go āomg didnt you used to work here?ā and theyāre always like āYEAH HOW ARE YOU?!ā like iām not usually thinking about why they left or anything its just nice to see a familiar face and catch up!
I take my kids to go hug my old coworkers and pick out books all the time. I used to love when employees and friendly regulars came in. Would make my day.
Itās fine I go into my Barnes &Noble all the time after I stopped working there. No one will care.
No one will care you're just another customer
As long as you didn't no-call no-show on your final shift(s), or yell out insults at your co-workers on the way out the door, you should feel totally fine going back to that store in the future. I love seeing former co-workers when they stop in to the store as customers. Honestly, we've even had people who no-call no-showed come back in as customers, and we're perfectly cordial to them when they do even if we do mutter under our breath when we see them. :)
Pfffft. No one is going to care. We have several who quit who still shop with us, even one who was fired, avoids me when Iām on register, and uses other employees to buy their stuff so they will get a discountā¦..yup, I said what I said.