I have a tendency to take 6 months or a year off between jobs and the uncertainty around Covid pushed my most recent funemployment round to 18 months. It was al

I have a tendency to take 6 months or a year off between jobs and the uncertainty around Covid pushed my most recent funemployment round to 18 months. It was also the first time I've had trouble finding work. I tried a bunch of different things, applied for ~30 positions, but posting on the HN Who Wants to be Hired thread in May got me 6 good leads within the week and I had two offers within 4 days. If people ask I tell them the truth: I'm busy when I'm working and not working gives me time to investigate all the weird corners of programming that aren't necessarily commercially viable.