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

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.

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