在就業(yè)競爭激烈的當(dāng)下，面臨原單位拋出的橄欖枝，職場“回頭草”，到底能不能吃呢？常言道，“好馬不吃回頭草”，然而，職場上離開又回來的事卻并不少見。

Workplace U-turn refers to the action of bouncing back to a former employer after quitting.
職場回頭草指辭職后又回到原單位的行為。

While it may seem inconceivable, it is possible to make the dreaded employment U-turn.
職場上吃回頭草是人們避之唯恐不及的事情，可能顯得不可理喻，但它還是可行的。

U-turns happen most often among people in design, tech, media agencies and consulting firms, says Tim McIntyre, chief executive of the Executive Search Group, of South Glastonbury, Conn. Some job-changers say they boomerang back because they miss a workplace culture or a respected boss. Others quit to join an entrepreneurial venture, then return after the opportunity fizzles.
康涅狄格州南格拉斯頓伯里高管獵頭集團(tuán)的首席執(zhí)行長蒂姆·麥金太爾表示，吃回頭草的現(xiàn)象在設(shè)計(jì)、科技、傳媒和咨詢公司里面最為常見。有些換工作的人說，之所以回來，是因?yàn)樗麄兿肽钅撤N工作氛圍或某個(gè)受尊重的老板。另一些人辭職加入某個(gè)初創(chuàng)企業(yè)，機(jī)會消失之后又回來了。

U-turn的意思是“掉頭”，這個(gè)詞和workplace(工作場所)或employment(人事任用)相結(jié)合就是職場回頭草的意思，非常形象。

"The new normal is that movement from job to job is tolerated" in many fields, says Bob Damon, president of the Americas for Korn/Ferry International, a Los Angeles-based executive-search and leadership-consulting firm. With companies rushing to adapt to changing markets, it is increasingly easy to make mistakes matching people to jobs, he says. And a shortage of skilled workers in many fields makes more companies "perfectly willing to take back good employees."
杉磯高管獵頭兼領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力咨詢公司光輝國際美洲區(qū)總裁鮑勃·戴蒙稱，在很多領(lǐng)域中，“容忍跳槽已經(jīng)成為新常態(tài)”。他表示，企業(yè)都在爭先恐后地適應(yīng)風(fēng)云變幻的市場，人員與崗位的搭配越來越容易出錯。而很多領(lǐng)域缺乏熟練程度高的員工，使越來越多的企業(yè)“巴不得讓好員工回來”。

Returning employees usually end up appreciating their jobs more. And their careers can emerge unscathed, if they give sound reasons for flip-flopping - and stay put for a while in their second stint.
而回到原單位的員工往往會更珍視自己的工作。另外，如果能說出讓人信服的變卦理由，并且在回去之后繼續(xù)工作一段時(shí)間不跳槽，他們的職業(yè)發(fā)展也可以不受影響。

（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 丁一）