the idea is to use your soon to be former job as a fallback option.
I’m a nurse looking for an office job, but it can be it turns out to be something I don’t like (never worked an office job). I was thinking of giving it 1 to 2 years to see how it is.
If I have to use my current bedside position as a fallback I don’t want to change specialties, cause that would mean being treated like a newbie all over again, something I want to avoid.
I get that people are constantly looking for better options and 2 years might be a long time. The current coworkers that make the job amenable might also leave for greener pastures before I come back, if ever.
Why on earth would you ask them that? They probably don’t know any better than you do - ask them if they’re still there if/when you’re actually thinking about coming back. It would be very weird to ask before you even leave, IMO
Exactly this, keep your head down, do your dirt, help when you can.