Once you leave academia for an unrelated job, you're out for good. There's no way to get a tenure-track job when you've spent a couple years working in a differ

Once you leave academia for an unrelated job, you're out for good. There's no way to get a tenure-track job when you've spent a couple years working in a different field, but that possibility still exists if you're teaching at a University, even as an adjunct. They work for peanuts and a lottery ticket, not just peanuts.