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Would you go back to a workplace where you might have burned a bridge?

So I am in a tough spot. I am not where I want to be or thought I would be at this point. Last year I was working at retail store part of a college. I did enjoy working there and I did briefly work there during the pandemic as well. I managed to get along with a lot of people that work there. However, there were about two instances where I feel like certain people tried to cross the professional boundaries. One manager there seemed to be romantically interested in me since the first day I worked there. I distanced myself from him and I think he got the message. After that, the I came back to work there, we did not interact much. Although, I did not necessarily have to talk much with him to do my job. He was the assistant manager and would basically oversee the store. I would mostly interact with department managers who I would work with directly. Even though, I knew he was probably over it I still felt awkward around him. He might have sensed this and I feel like it left a bad taste. There was also another person who also held a high position as well. This man was older than me. I noticed he is a person who doesn't seem to want to accept his age. He would try so hard to fit in with the younger people. He liked to talk to me a lot and I think he thought we were friends. He invited me out to drinks with coworkers but I declined. Once again, I did not feel comfortable crossing the professional boundaries. The next time, he invited me to go to a free concert with him. I did not feel comfortable hanging out with him due to the age difference and the fact that he had a higher position. He also asked me this while I was working and did not seem to see the problem. But I thought it was very unprofessional. I didn't say this to him. I was so shocked and annoyed. Long story short, I did get another job but it is not going well. This job is cutting my hours. I need money and going back to this job is embarrassing as I thought I would not have to. But, it might be convenient.

Would you go back to a workplace where you might have burned a bridge?
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