re: Ever visit your old employers (to see friends/coworkers)?

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shite, why not go back and rub it in?

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Because I've moved on from that time in my life. I could go back there and be like "hey remember how shitty our boss was and how I went to HR on my last day and reported all his wrongdoings?" but there's no reason to live in the past like that. Looking back on it today, I'm less than proud that I did that. It just makes me realize I stooped down to his level and became just as petty as he was and it quite possibly led to his firing and that makes me disappointed in myself. I've heard he landed on his feet elsewhere but still, that was a man with a wife and kid that eventually lost his job quite likely due to my pettiness and I'm not proud of that. I should have just moved on to my next gig and let him be. I now just try to just learn from my time there and move on.

Retired a few years ago. Had worked there 20+ years. Made some good friends.
I stop by a couple of times a year. Usually bring beef jerky, or turkey cheese or boudin from Bourgeois Meat Market. Sometimes Mr. Ronnie’s donuts. Depends which way I’m coming from.
They seem happy to see me!

We have a couple of old employees that show up from time to time to chat.

It's never seemed awkward except for the time or two we were trying to quote some projects that particular day so we told them they had to get the frick out.

My 1st job out of college was a medium sized company that I worked at for about four years. I used to stop by 1-2 times/year to visit, did that for about a decade after leaving. My old boss retired and then I stopped visiting.

My restraining order prevents me from going within 1000 feet of my old employers office.