"If Called by Former Employer?" 68% of Employees Say They Would Return

Survey of 1,292 Office Workers by Incruit

Seven out of ten office workers said they would be willing to return if their former company recommended reemployment.

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On the 24th, Incruit announced the results of a survey conducted on 1,292 office workers to understand their thoughts on reemployment, revealing that 67.9% of respondents had a positive response toward rejoining their previous company.

When asked, "If your former company offers you reemployment, would you be willing to go back?" 46.1% of respondents answered, "I would be willing to go back if the decisive reason for leaving is resolved." Additionally, 21.8% said they would be willing to return even under the same conditions. This means that 67.9% showed a positive response. On the other hand, 32.1% said they would not return.

Regarding their thoughts on reemployment after resignation, respondents answered ▲Very positive (16.8%) ▲Generally positive (45.5%) ▲Generally negative (31.6%) ▲Very negative (6.1%), showing that 62.3% were positive.

A cross-analysis of respondents who answered positively by years of service showed that 'New employees to 2 years' (63.4%) and '3 to 5 years' (40.9%) had higher positive response rates. In contrast, senior employees with '12 to 14 years' (13.4%) and '15 to 17 years' (14.8%) showed relatively lower rates.

Those who answered positively cited the reason most often as "Because they are already verified individuals, there is no need for re-verification" (43.1%). This was followed by "Because adaptation to the company's work is faster" (29.2%).

Those who answered negatively cited reasons such as "It may create the perception that one can leave and return anytime" (34.1%) and "Rehired employees are more likely to resign again" (26.5%).

The survey showed that 24.6% of respondents had actual experience with reemployment. More than half of the respondents, 57.5%, said they were satisfied after rejoining.

The most common reason for deciding to rejoin was "The company or supervisor first recommended reemployment," cited by 45.9% of respondents. This was followed by "Failed to find a job at another company" (16.7%) and "Dissatisfaction with the new company" (16%). The average period between resignation and reemployment was "2 years and 4 months."

Meanwhile, this survey was conducted from May 14 to 19, with a 95% confidence level and a sampling error of ±2.64.