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Michelle

OK so I'm likely being petty but I would like some professional opinions on this. I started a new job 1 month ago, the girl who I replaced (she left for another job) is coming back on Monday as she didn't like the new job. As I was her replacement, I was working at her desk and had it all set up and used to it. Now that's she's coming back I've been told that I'm being moved "somewhere", "we haven't got the logistics worked out yet" as she will be back at the desk she was originally at. Am I being petty in thinking that she should be the one who will be working "somewhere". She was in the job 3 months and left for a new job and is now coming back 1 month later, so to me that sort of unreliability or whatever, surely they should be a bit more accommodating of me.

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  • I think my concern would be less about desks but more about defining job roles as you will both need clarity around your responsibilities to avoid confusion. They clearly needed only one person for the job so not sure now what they will do with two? It seems strange to take someone back on when they were also only there for 3 months before deciding to leave? How do they know she is still going to stay? Difficult to know without the background. Either way I would have some concerns about your employers judgement given they offered you the job and presumably you left a job to join them. I would have expected HR or someone to have worked out upfront what each of you would be doing and how it would work and have consulted with you both to ensure you were both comfortable.
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  • I think my concern would be less about desks but more about defining job roles as you will both need clarity around your responsibilities to avoid confusion. They clearly needed only one person for the job so not sure now what they will do with two? It seems strange to take someone back on when they were also only there for 3 months before deciding to leave? How do they know she is still going to stay? Difficult to know without the background. Either way I would have some concerns about your employers judgement given they offered you the job and presumably you left a job to join them. I would have expected HR or someone to have worked out upfront what each of you would be doing and how it would work and have consulted with you both to ensure you were both comfortable.
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