I agree. But you have to keep pushing you know. I had a 9 months hole early in my career (personal reasons). I started coding a game from scratch. I never fini

I agree. But you have to keep pushing you know. I had a 9 months hole early in my career (personal reasons). I started coding a game from scratch. I never finished it, but learned a ton and it's actually a great talking point in interviews. I had a government job at one point. Turned out to be different than advertised. No brains required ( except people being nasty to each other it seemed). Most poisonous place I've seen. I left that. It helps that I'm in Toronto and there are job offers around, but it still takes me a week and 400-500 resumes sent when I hunt for a new job. Bottom line: one has to keep pushing to get where he wants to be.