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I've done this 3 times in my 8 year career so far. I pretty much leave every job this way. I like to take a few months between jobs to do my own thing and take

I've done this 3 times in my 8 year career so far. I pretty much leave every job this way. I like to take a few months between jobs to do my own thing and take a break. If you are financially stable enough and are in a spot in your career where you don't think you'll need to worry about getting another job too much. DO IT. Looking back at the last 8 years, those periods off are the periods I remember the most. One time I had a tougher time finding a job (but I was also only a little over a year into my career). The other times I haven't had a problem. One time my old company hired me back with a promotion/raise. Most recently, I did some VERY easy part time contract work for about 6 months. I think these breaks are becoming much more common and I don't think it impacts my resume too much. I wish there was a way to get a new job with a starting date 3-6 months in the future. That would be the ideal situation.

lnxg33k1 5y ago
I also do the same thing, it's just nice every now and then to rediscover the passion for developing and experimenting without meetings and managers ;o
joenot443 5y ago
Big tech companies rarely have a problem pushing a start date a few months in the future. At my last positions at G and Snap, HR had no problem accommodating my request that I not start until about 5 months after my interview. I was just upfront and told them that for some personal reasons, I'd be taking an extended break between positions, and wasn't interested in interviewing unless they could promise me a start date around that time.
- patchorang 5y ago
  Good to know, I've mostly worked at startups/smaller companies so it's been a little less flexible.
  - roguas 5y ago
    At this point BigTech actually treats you as resource. So your scheduled, queued, have expected durability/longetivity etc. Its easier for them if they can plan ahead. Startups on the other hand are typically in "now" mode, more buddist not really.
magicroot75 5y ago
I told my new company I wasn't available for 90 days. And then went and traveled eastern Europe, formally accepted the job after about 87 days, and started about a week into returning home. I highly recommend.

lnxg33k1 5y ago

I also do the same thing, it's just nice every now and then to rediscover the passion for developing and experimenting without meetings and managers ;o

joenot443 5y ago

Big tech companies rarely have a problem pushing a start date a few months in the future. At my last positions at G and Snap, HR had no problem accommodating my request that I not start until about 5 months after my interview. I was just upfront and told them that for some personal reasons, I'd be taking an extended break between positions, and wasn't interested in interviewing unless they could promise me a start date around that time.

patchorang 5y ago
Good to know, I've mostly worked at startups/smaller companies so it's been a little less flexible.
- roguas 5y ago
  At this point BigTech actually treats you as resource. So your scheduled, queued, have expected durability/longetivity etc. Its easier for them if they can plan ahead. Startups on the other hand are typically in "now" mode, more buddist not really.

magicroot75 5y ago

I told my new company I wasn't available for 90 days. And then went and traveled eastern Europe, formally accepted the job after about 87 days, and started about a week into returning home. I highly recommend.