Follow up to a previous post I did a month or two back about potentially changing jobs.
I just started a new job, with a company I worked for 12 years ago. It is a sales role, same position I had with them previously but in a different territory.
I'll be making 4x what I made there before, and about 40% more than in my last job because I have been very productive in my field and I wasn't coming back for cheap.
Moral of the story: no way in hell they'd be paying me that much if I'd just stayed and worked for them. I would recommend to anybody to continually be thinking about your next move… companies are not loyal to their employees and will soak you for every ounce of production at the lowest possible cost, and you should be doing the same to your employer.
TL;DR: returned to a company for 4x previous compensation, it pays to change jobs every 3-5 yrs and reset your labor market value.