Career break

[afx114]

If you have the means, do it! Memories are priceless, and trips like you describe will stay with you forever. If work/money/whatever gets in the way, shorter but more frequent trips can accomplish the same thing. I generally try to take 1 big trip per year, with lots of smaller 2-5 day trips sprinkled throughout the rest of the year. I’d be a psychopath if I didn’t get my regular mind reboots.

[Anonymous]

[quote=paramount]I definitely need one…[/quote]
paramount, are you still at that same place? i was in a similar situation and got the axe a few weeks ago. wife keeps telling me to think of it as a vacation, and i cant. a vacation is finite and you have something to go back too. my advice to you (which is what i should have done) is to look hard (i looked, but not hard enough) for a job while you are employed. take a vacation to do it…you know get the resume cranking, cover letter going, think about interview questions, and start interviewing.

that last year was the worst year of my career. and i didnt realize how toxic it was until i was gone.

[Anonymous]

[quote=paramount]I definitely need one…[/quote]
paramount, are you still at that same place? i was in a similar situation and got the axe a few weeks ago. wife keeps telling me to think of it as a vacation, and i cant. a vacation is finite and you have something to go back too. my advice to you (which is what i should have done) is to look hard (i looked, but not hard enough) for a job while you are employed. take a vacation to do it…you know get the resume cranking, cover letter going, think about interview questions, and start interviewing.

that last year was the worst year of my career. and i didnt realize how toxic it was until i was gone.

[Anonymous]

[quote=paramount]I definitely need one…[/quote]
paramount, are you still at that same place? i was in a similar situation and got the axe a few weeks ago. wife keeps telling me to think of it as a vacation, and i cant. a vacation is finite and you have something to go back too. my advice to you (which is what i should have done) is to look hard (i looked, but not hard enough) for a job while you are employed. take a vacation to do it…you know get the resume cranking, cover letter going, think about interview questions, and start interviewing.

that last year was the worst year of my career. and i didnt realize how toxic it was until i was gone.

[Anonymous]

[quote=paramount]I definitely need one…[/quote]
paramount, are you still at that same place? i was in a similar situation and got the axe a few weeks ago. wife keeps telling me to think of it as a vacation, and i cant. a vacation is finite and you have something to go back too. my advice to you (which is what i should have done) is to look hard (i looked, but not hard enough) for a job while you are employed. take a vacation to do it…you know get the resume cranking, cover letter going, think about interview questions, and start interviewing.

that last year was the worst year of my career. and i didnt realize how toxic it was until i was gone.

[Anonymous]

[quote=paramount]I definitely need one…[/quote]
paramount, are you still at that same place? i was in a similar situation and got the axe a few weeks ago. wife keeps telling me to think of it as a vacation, and i cant. a vacation is finite and you have something to go back too. my advice to you (which is what i should have done) is to look hard (i looked, but not hard enough) for a job while you are employed. take a vacation to do it…you know get the resume cranking, cover letter going, think about interview questions, and start interviewing.

that last year was the worst year of my career. and i didnt realize how toxic it was until i was gone.

[greekfire]

I wish I could do something like that. I don’t think I was hard-wired for it in my younger days before marriage and children. I did pack up my car and move cross-country, but that’s different. UCG and others give some sage advice. I guess you could always take a crash course in whatever high-tech field to help get caught up on the time spent away. I say go for it. Like someone told me before I moved out here; it might not work out, but you’ll always regret it if you don’t give it a shot. Best of luck to you either way.

[greekfire]

I wish I could do something like that. I don’t think I was hard-wired for it in my younger days before marriage and children. I did pack up my car and move cross-country, but that’s different. UCG and others give some sage advice. I guess you could always take a crash course in whatever high-tech field to help get caught up on the time spent away. I say go for it. Like someone told me before I moved out here; it might not work out, but you’ll always regret it if you don’t give it a shot. Best of luck to you either way.

[greekfire]

I wish I could do something like that. I don’t think I was hard-wired for it in my younger days before marriage and children. I did pack up my car and move cross-country, but that’s different. UCG and others give some sage advice. I guess you could always take a crash course in whatever high-tech field to help get caught up on the time spent away. I say go for it. Like someone told me before I moved out here; it might not work out, but you’ll always regret it if you don’t give it a shot. Best of luck to you either way.

[greekfire]

I wish I could do something like that. I don’t think I was hard-wired for it in my younger days before marriage and children. I did pack up my car and move cross-country, but that’s different. UCG and others give some sage advice. I guess you could always take a crash course in whatever high-tech field to help get caught up on the time spent away. I say go for it. Like someone told me before I moved out here; it might not work out, but you’ll always regret it if you don’t give it a shot. Best of luck to you either way.

[greekfire]

I wish I could do something like that. I don’t think I was hard-wired for it in my younger days before marriage and children. I did pack up my car and move cross-country, but that’s different. UCG and others give some sage advice. I guess you could always take a crash course in whatever high-tech field to help get caught up on the time spent away. I say go for it. Like someone told me before I moved out here; it might not work out, but you’ll always regret it if you don’t give it a shot. Best of luck to you either way.

[KIBU]

I took 2 months off to take care of my new born baby. Quite a vacation, highly recommend it!

[KIBU]

I took 2 months off to take care of my new born baby. Quite a vacation, highly recommend it!

[KIBU]

I took 2 months off to take care of my new born baby. Quite a vacation, highly recommend it!

[KIBU]

I took 2 months off to take care of my new born baby. Quite a vacation, highly recommend it!

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