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Inseriousity.
It's the same with comps. If you leave and want to return, you actually have to apply again (orangeesh applied, for example, even though he was assistant manager) although admittedly you don't have to do a trial. While not every department goes to that extreme and that's fine by me, it does weed out those who say they want to come back and those who actually mean it. I've also said before, much to the annoyance of some people, that if you return, you return with a fresh slate.
However, that being said, we don't really know the circumstances that led to James' return. He may have been offered his position back by the manager rather than the staff asking to return. If this was the case, it's hard to persuade someone to come back as normal staff. It's not fair but it happens, it's happened a few times in the events department as well.