"I don't think anyone should ever let fear of having a gap in their CV keep them in a job which they would otherwise quit." Of course, the term "fear" should no

"I don't think anyone should ever let fear of having a gap in their CV keep them in a job which they would otherwise quit." Of course, the term "fear" should not come up in discussions about work, unless you work in a dangerous job. Funnily enough I currently work part time as a tree_surgeon, one of the most dangerous jobs you can do. Last Christmas I nearly cut my toes off. An odd path for an amateur coder. "That was almost certainly a lie." It was, I had porky_pies thrown at me left, right and NULL. Unfortunately this happened five years ago and the lush we had for a boss has retired. His pathetic excuse for a son is now running the circus. Back then my parents, friends and doctors simply didn't listen. The one lesson I learned was a new buzz_phrase: "implicit gamesmanship".