Do Not Burn Bridges...

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Early last year, a colleague was requesting to transfer to a different state. Unfortunately, there were no openings there so her request was denied. And the few times that there was any, the hiring manager hired someone local. She was very upset and she started interviewing elsewhere. One day, she just gave us her notice and promptly used her remaining vacation days until it's go time for her. Her boss was furious with her, and he felt betrayed. For one thing, he just promoted her and gave her her bonus the day before she turned in her notice. When her boss asked her to come in so they can talk, she refused and insisted that she does not have to. Fast forward to this year, she reached out to us. Turns out she is resigning from the company that she left us for because she cannot take the toll the demands of the job is taking on her mental health. Also, the company is going through a merger and she will be out of job soon. She is moving back to our state and asked if we are hiring. We are, and a similar position that she left is actually up since the employee who had that position is being promoted. Unfortunately, the job is only open for internal applicants. She also reached out to her former boss, but apparently her former boss maintained that as she is no longer an employee, she will be unable to apply as the position is open only for internal applicants. Opening it up for her means it has to be opened for everyone else or it could be an issue. I know that her former boss was still sore from that last incident. I think if she left on a good note, they might reconsider the posting of the job so she can apply as an external applicant.