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How to avoid doing your old job again after you quit to go fractional

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Re: How to avoid doing your old job again after you quit to go fractional

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After leaving a full-time role, a lot of us get asked to “stick around.”

I wrote up how to avoid getting pulled back into your old job — with worse terms and no leverage — and how to offer something cleaner instead.

Includes real-world structure, pricing, and terms.

Re: How to avoid doing your old job again after you quit to go fractional

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If you have moved on, move on. Why do you want to do your old job again? As the article says - with worse terms, no benefits, and a pile of opportunity cost. The way I avoid this is by mentioning an exorbitant hourly rate - and I never hear back from my 'old jobs'.