> but to say it is 'too late' is you pouting and trying to let yourself down easy. I don't think the author is saying he has been out of the field too long, bu

> but to say it is 'too late' is you pouting and trying to let yourself down easy. I don't think the author is saying he has been out of the field too long, but rather that hiring committees (even postdoc advisors, or fellowship committees) looking for astrophysics faculty candidates are not going to give a second glance to someone who left academia for several years.