I took a sabbatical from late 2016-early 2017. I didn't have any trouble with obtaining a new position after I ended my time off. Any company that would've give

I took a sabbatical from late 2016-early 2017. I didn't have any trouble with obtaining a new position after I ended my time off. Any company that would've given me trouble with my break isn't a company I want to work at. That said, I should note that the two primary things I did during my sabbatical are pretty much the antithesis of screwing around. I started a very successful non-profit and released a very well received update to an open source consumer-focused app that gets used by a couple hundred thousand people. So, YMMV.