Left bad job for new position. New job turned out to be much worse. Asked for my old job back and got it, but now I regret asking for it. HELP!

Hi All,

I've found myself in quite a quandary and really am in need of advice. (tldr at bottom)

I just accepted a new position. I had been with my previous employer for 6 years. The job had always been extremely disorganized and somewhat toxic, We are currently an IT team with only 2 people including myself. recently one of my coworkers left doubling the teams workload. It has been like this for a few months, and unfortunately I began approaching burnout. I wasn't sleeping well, spent my off time consumed by worry related to the job, stopped with hobbies/working out etc. i decided it was time to find a new position for my own sanity.

I found another position in a computer repair store that actually paid a little better. It was not a perfect fit, but it was 5 minutes (former commute was 30 mins) away from home and I got good vibes during the interview process. I ended up accepting and putting my two weeks notice in at my previous job.My boss was not happy about the resignation, especially since we are already short staffed but understood and wished me well. We hired a few entry level employees to pick up slack and I finished up my two weeks happy to finally escape the stressful environment and start new chapter.

Fast forward to my first day on the new job. I meet the person training me as I first walk in the door and introduce myself. He immediately starts giving me attitude about where I parked (in the same parking lot as the store) and I get an instant bad impression of him. Despite this I fill out my new hire forms anxious to get to work. During my training, I start to get information I was not told in my interview - They were closed on Fridays (meaning the position was only part time - not full time as I was told), the store was struggling financially, the staffing did not allow enough time for employees to take a full 30 minutes for lunch, and that screaming matches/arguments with the owner were a normal occurrence. I felt misled during the interview process.

I decide to make the best of the situation and get to work. As I start, my trainer starts to micromanage me/make abusive comments to me. As a matter of fact, he is arguing with me about something where he is in the wrong. With the situation I mentioned above, and being that this was only the first day and I am already being treated like dirt. I let it go for a while, but as it continued I decided the position was not for me and was not sustainable. Once my trainer left for lunch, I met with the owner and informed him the position was not the right fit and I would like to respectfully bow out. He was disappointed, but understood. I worked the rest of the day and we went our separate ways.

Out of desperation, I contacted my former employer to see If I could possibly go back. I had always been on good terms and never verbalized how unhappy I was before, My former employer was glad to hear from me and said he would be happy to give me my job back. He also offered me a pay raise as well as incentive to stick around. I accepted and went into the weekend with a sigh of relief.

As it got closer to Monday, I started recalling my former position (under staffing/overwork/burnout) and began to feel deep regret for asking to come back. I believe my asking to go back was out of sheer desperation for some kind of income. I had looked at my old position with rose colored glasses and didn't consider why I left in the first place. My SO thinks I should allow time for myself to recover from the stress and just look for a new job. I have a pretty decent savings (20k) that I could use to support myself for a while, but the idea of burning through it with no job makes me very anxious.

Since I already spoke to my former employer and accepted my old job back, I kind of shot myself in the foot. If I change my mind now I can't help but feel I will have burned a bridge that didn't need to be burned. At the same time, I know if I go back I will be miserable and it will be harder to leave. Even with the bump up in pay, I can't help feel its a big mistake to go back. I wish I would have waited before contacting my former boss and gave myself a chance to think things through without acting from anxiety. In addition to this, I feel extreme sorrow for the new job not working out and having to go back to a job I said goodbye to forever. I was wondering what my options are? What would you do?

tldr; I left a very understaffed/stressful position for greener pastures. The new position was a even more toxic/only part time and felt like a bait and switch. decided it wasn't for me and contacted former employer to ask for my old job back. Was offered the job with a small raise and accepted. Now I believe asking for my new job was out of desperation, and I will be stuck with the same problems that I left for initially. I wish I would have taken more time to consider the situation before acting.

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