:: I would like to know your opinion about this. For me, the over riding theoretical factor would be job satisfaction. However, I've only ever had 1.5 jobs where I felt I had some sort of job satisfaction. If you can afford to go back to your previous job, that is you haven't taken on extra rent or mortgage to match your current salary, then the move back would seem easier. As they are asking you back, perhaps they could eb asked to consider an increase of some kind or some other perk that might be to your benefit, though a 70% increase in pay is unlikely. If you have extended your expenditure to match your new earnings, then your decision becomes, will the old pay cover this or not. At some point you also have to take a chance, if employment is picking up in your area, then it might be worth sticking out the current job and seeing if something better comes along. If though the current one causes you to dread getting out of bed in the morning (or night), is fraught with arguments and you leave work wondering how you didn't bop someone on the nose, then back to the old job it'd be (for me). Colin -- cdb, colin@btech-online.co.uk on 10/05/2010 Web presence: www.btech-online.co.uk Hosted by: www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=7988359 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist