Returning to former employer?

I left my banking job recently for an opportunity outside of the capital markets and am starting to feel some regrets about leaving.

I don't find my new job as engaging and also began to appreciate (more than ever before) the great group of people I had worked with at my previous job (In addition to the higher comp)

I left on good terms with the team and keep in touch with former colleagues. 

So I have a few questions

Any boomerang employees out there? Has anyone here went back to their old job and how did you approach it?

Should I make my move and hit up my boss sooner (3-6 months into this new job) rather than later (1 yr+)? I feel I still have room develop other skills and knowledge at my new gig but one part of me wants to know sooner than later 

Any advice on making sure I convey why I want to come back?

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Email back the boss and be honest. Say that you thought the team was exceptional and you miss a team of high performers and want to return. The sooner the better. Email him tonight. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

A former analyst I believe who worked at place long before I did came back after 5 or so years and became our credit director when I started, but that might not be very comparable to your situation.

Quant (ˈkwänt) n: An expert, someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing.
 

I would wait at least a year if you can, even if you view it only as a chance to get some skills/experience outside of banking. It would be a question mark down the road only being in that job for 3-6 months. That said totally acceptable to go back and I'm sure your team would welcome you back

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I get the notion of the short-stint, but wouldn't that be overlooked if it's transitioning right back to the previous employer, let alone group and role? Assuming they stick with that employer for a solid two or three years at least going forward.

The poster formerly known as theAudiophile. Just turned up to 11, like the stereo.
 

To an extent, but it's still a question mark that goes away if he waits a few more months. I think leaving anywhere that soon just raises flags that you might have difficulty adjusting or didn't give the new role a chance

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