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I have no good advice for OP. I'm in a similar position having been umeployed since Q2 of 2020 after suffering from burnout. I didn't do anything to develop tec

I have no good advice for OP. I'm in a similar position having been umeployed since Q2 of 2020 after suffering from burnout. I didn't do anything to develop technical skills or networking-wise during long bouts of depression. I'm only now recovered enough to think about entering the workforce again. My current plan is to get a simple job in the food industry or public health services and then use what remains of the day to attain book knowledge in programming, project management and negotiation. Starting to build a portfolio from now on and trying to make contacts within the industry, hoping that perhaps in a year from now, I will find a 'real' job in the tech sector. Not an easy feat at 41.

throwaway1927z 5y ago
What kind of work did you do before? I actually had a 6 year gap in my work history before, but I got lucky, found some freelance work through on an old freelancer site, and then 6 months later ended up getting hired at a proper salaried job. It took some effort to massage the resume to fill in the gap though. Now I've repeated a gap, but only 2 years, so hopefully not as painful to rectify.
DarylZero 5y ago
I'm also unemployable yet able to program computers. Trying to find ways to get compensation for solo coding. With the odds of any payoff objectively so low and so distant, it's very hard even to motivate long-term persistent effort. Realistically it makes little difference whether one tries long-shots vs. just passively wait for something to change about the environment. --- If I had no worse problem than a 2 year gap, I'd simply lie. Make up a 2 year job during that time period. Get some real programmer friends to serve as references at a fake company. Pay them good money for their service so they take it seriously.

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I have no good advice for OP. I'm in a similar position having been umeployed since Q2 of 2020 after suffering from burnout. I didn't do anything to develop tec

by StartingOverNow 5y ago

throwaway1927z 5y ago
What kind of work did you do before? I actually had a 6 year gap in my work history before, but I got lucky, found some freelance work through on an old freelancer site, and then 6 months later ended up getting hired at a proper salaried job. It took some effort to massage the resume to fill in the gap though. Now I've repeated a gap, but only 2 years, so hopefully not as painful to rectify.
DarylZero 5y ago
I'm also unemployable yet able to program computers. Trying to find ways to get compensation for solo coding. With the odds of any payoff objectively so low and so distant, it's very hard even to motivate long-term persistent effort. Realistically it makes little difference whether one tries long-shots vs. just passively wait for something to change about the environment. --- If I had no worse problem than a 2 year gap, I'd simply lie. Make up a 2 year job during that time period. Get some real programmer friends to serve as references at a fake company. Pay them good money for their service so they take it seriously.