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In an effort to bring in more skilled people in the field of artificial intelligence, big technology companies such as Facebook's parent companies Meta and Salesforce are extending an olive branch to their laid-off employees. However, even if the company takes the initiative, these laid-off employees will consider whether to return to their original jobs.

SandraSucher, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School who studies layoffs, says that if companies deal with layoffs properly, former employees may consider re-employment. "if you want me back, you have to give it to me," she said. " Still, many former employees are still concerned about how to rebuild their careers at the company, not just the current situation.

At the beginning of this year, many big Silicon Valley companies said they hired too many employees in the past two years and immediately began to lay off staff. Tech companies have laid off about 350000 workers so far this year, with layoffs peaking in January, according to Trueup.io, a technology recruitment platform.

Salesforce, a cloud software company, plans to hire about 3000 more employees after cutting 10 per cent at the start of the year. Salesforce expects to hire employees in areas such as sales, engineering and data cloud product teams, and says the main purpose of recruiting new employees is to develop the company's artificial intelligence business to attract more investment.

Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff (MarcBenioff) called on older employees who work elsewhere to consider going back to work. The company recently held an alumni day to attract veteran employees back to work, handing out plush toys with boomerang shirts to about 50 former executives.

However, for employees who have been laid off, they may still be unhappy with the way Salesforce handled their departure. Some employees have criticized the way the company conveys the message of layoffs, arguing that layoffs run counter to the corporate culture established by Salesforce. For years, executives such as Benioff have encouraged employees to treat colleagues and the company as family.

Salesforce said it would focus more on profitability and efficiency earlier this year to respond to pressure from activist investors on business growth and margins. This seems to mean that focusing on profitability will outweigh the company's "family" philosophy.

For some older employees, the company knows you and you know the company, which may mean it's worth considering a return, Thatcher says.

Considering going back to the original company, employees might ask themselves some questions: why did I get fired? Why do you need me now? Why should I trust you again?

In many cases, making a decision may not be easy. For some employees, rebuilding trust in the company will be a daunting task.

"I may re-examine the company and no longer trust it completely," Thatcher said. "

In late July, a user on the social platform Reddit asked if he should go back to his old company. The user was fired by the company, but a few weeks later the company changed its mind and offered him a management position in another department.

The user has started a new job with a lower salary and faces a dilemma. "the company fired me not long ago, so I obviously have doubts about it," he wrote. " Other netizens gave different suggestions, some suggested going back, some suggested continuing the search, and others suggested asking for higher pay before going back.

Another Reddit user wrote that he received a call from a former head of the company's department who both hired and fired him. He was asked if he was interested in returning. "to be honest, this is the last thing I expected," the user wrote. "

For employees in industries such as hotels, this unstable employment attitude is no stranger. For example, at the beginning of the epidemic, many restaurant employees were laid off, and when they were unsealed, employers scrambled to recruit to fill vacancies because employees also wanted better working conditions.

Now it's the turn of the employees in the technology industry. Some people may demand higher pay, while others may think that technology companies cannot avoid mass layoffs. However, job stability is still a major consideration on recruitment platforms such as Trueup.io. People consider not only job postings from well-known companies such as Amazon or Meta, but also the number of days between job openings and the start of layoffs.

Strong market demand may attract some employees to come back. Overall, there is a strong demand for people with artificial intelligence skills from major technology companies. A spokesman for LinkedIn said the number of English-language job postings referring to artificial intelligence technology has increased 21 times since ChatGPT first launched in November 2022.

Thatcher says employees who decide to go back to the old company may want to know about the company's strategy to avoid being laid off again. Even laid-off employees who eventually choose to return may have a different view of the company, she says. "it has a lasting effect on people's sense of security, shaking their assumption that even if I do well, I may not be able to keep my job," Thatcher said. "

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