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Boomerang employees are the employees who left a company they work for but then later return to work for the company once again. A boomerang employee, also known as a returned employee, is an individual who left their employer for one or more reasons and then decided to come back, either to the same position they had before or a different one.<\/p>\n

While this type of employee has grown in popularity over the years, there are still pros and cons of boomerang employees that you should consider if you’re thinking about rehiring someone who used to work for your company. Rehiring these employees can sometimes be viewed as risky because they’ve already proven themselves to be disloyal to your company by leaving in the first place.<\/p>\n

Pros of hiring boomerang employees:<\/p>\n