Take the break you need, but consider easing back in with flexible options like freelancing. your well being comes first

I am hoping to get something flexible also, but it’s tough in today’s market

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I have been recently laid off, and I didn’t know how much I needed this break until I got one.  From past 6 years, I have been working continuously without any breaks. Now I don’t feel like joining...

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I have been recently laid off, and I didn’t know how much I needed this break until I got one.

From past 6 years, I have been working continuously without any breaks. Now I don’t feel like joining anywhere. But I am scared also I need to pay my checks and I only support myself. 

So how much break can I take? Or should I give interviews and get a job and ask them if I can join after a month or so ??

Help me with how the job market is for influencer marketing ???

How much break is too much break ??

How much break is too much break ??- Grapevine

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I want to quit my job and take a break. 

I Have been contemplating to do the same for almost an year but decided not to do it. So many things have happened since then

1. Layoff wave started in india
2. Got married
3. Had to move back to bangalore from hometown

Reason I want to quit is I don't feel like working , feeling bored and work doesn't interest me that much. 

I want to take a break chill for a bit but don't have guts to do the same considering market conditions ( what if I don't get a job when I am back in the market😅) 

Please give any advice on how to tackle this situation or if someone has gone through the same, would love to hear your experience. 

Also how is the product hiring currently in India? 

PS:  I do have a good runway for 4-5 months considering all expenses but I am scared to take the step

How is the market currently for product managers?

Test Engineer

Product Manager

Is it advisable to take a break to switch jobs if you have a hard time preparing while having one ? How significant will be the impact on my profile. Financially I am well placed and can afford to take one.

Details for context: 
YOE - 3 yrs
Profile - Software Engineer (duh)
Techstack - C#, .NET, SQL server, JS.
Current Pay - ~20 LPA.

Take a break or not ?

Software Engineer

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Job hunt / search is hard nowadays and want to know the impact of it , if we would remain jobless for a while like 3-6 months?

Want to understand consequences of taking break ?

Software Developer

For some context: I have about 4.5 YoE & 3 years directly in product along with Master’s level qualification. Primarily have worked with early stage start ups and have experienced similar challenges in each so avoiding this segment and red flag companies (taking Glassdoor, ambition box reviews as the basis here)
But a few people/seniors are suggesting to consider any opportunity with any kind of company as the market is bad. 

So wanted some perspective on the risk of career gap on resume vs being stuck in a similar company and going through the same job search process maybe 6 months or a year down the line? What would be a better trade off? 

P.S: Currently I am able to focus on overall up skilling and whatever is needed to clear job interviews and have decent financial security & runway. 

Any advice/perspectives are appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Affected by layoffs but being picky about next role

How is the 6-8 months career break seen by recruiters? I am exhausted and burnt out with currently juggling between work and health. 
I was hoping to take 6-8 months break and then resume work by applying for jobs. So was wondering how is the job market in India now? And will it be a wise decision to quit?

Career break

Goin through a mid-career crisis atm.
Overall exp 18 yrs in a mnc bank drawing close to 60 laks CTC. But the growth is stymied and don’t hv visibility of what’s the Development path and how can I get there. Mulling to take a break and prioritise but have some leverage to manage and kids savings.

Wife is working atm but draws significantly lower than me so will have lifestyle challenges if I quit. 

Open to hear suggestions from folks if you’ve had similar experiences and how you managed it?

Mid-career crisis!

Senior Program Manager

I am currently on a career break and not revealing this to the companies that I am applying to. However this has now been a cause of worry and weighing heavily on my conscience. I'm planning to come out honest, and not hide my career break anymore. Just one thing - I don't want this to be a problem for my salary negotiation AT ALL. So asking everyone out there, will it be a problem hiding your career break in terms of money? Want honest, real answers

Can revealing your career break be too much of a problem?

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I am working as a Product Manager for a blue collar company within a large company. 
Although everything is good prima facie - good pay, work hours, people. However I am not intrinsically motivated towards the work.

Each day feels like a drag and I feel I am wasting my time here. The only thing which is holding me back is the great pay

I do not know what to do. Honestly want to take a break and chill to figure things for couple of months but then the thought of not finding a job or being jobless scares me.
The notice period is also 90 days

Any thoughts?

Help!

Hello everyone, currently I am in a service based company earning 9 lpa as a frontend developer(React) for 4 months. Before that I was in Tcs for 1.5 years. I am not happy in the current project. Changing project is not possible. I am thinking of resigning and taking 5-6 months to start freelancing as frontend/full-stack developer or start preparing for product based companies. 

What are your opinions?

Thinking of taking 5-6 months break and switching to Freelancing

Frontend Engineer

I am a 2022 grad and 1yr into my corporate life and I have stopped liking software engineering. I took software engineering as a career because for the love of it but after experiencing the office politics and constant mundane work I have lost my zeal.

We are always caught between the CTO and the Manager not being on the same page and redoing a lot of our work. For the past 1yr we have been migrating the same stuff to different platforms. No innovative work, no recognition for good work.

Is this normal in the corporate world?

Also I am thinking of taking a break as I want to focus on my health. Is it a good idea to take a break now for 3-5 months and then get back to working again?

Is this normal in corporate?

People who have had career breaks and joined back the work force. Share your stories

Career breaks

Project Manager

Is it okay to take career break of 3 months for mental health. I got laid off but got job within 1 month but feeling anxiety and mental disturbance and need some time to cope up. 

Something happened inbetween due to loneliness and hits a bad way so I need some time to prepare mental health back.

Is it okay to take break?

Career break for mental health improvement

Systems Analyst

I am 26M with close to 3 years of work experience and a MBA from a tier 1 college. I make decent salary, however I am not really enjoying my job. I am also depressed from working very hard the past 5 years with graduation, Covid and job Etc. I just want to take a few months off and focus on my mental/physical health. I also want to prepare for Product roles and try out some business/freelancing ideas I have.

My concern is how Career gaps are treated like a stigma in the industry. Like what was the use of working so hard and getting qualifications, if I cannot take a few months in between jobs to focus on myself. Can someone help me get some perspective?

Is a career break really that bad in this country?

I have 10 years of experience as a frontend developer. I am willing to take a break for 6 months so that I can relax for some time and upskill and recharge for next 10 years journey. But I am not confident enough to take this move. Is this doable? Will this become a problem while looking for a job later ?

Can I take a break? Or is it a problem?

I have been working in a startup for the past 5 months the Work Culture is getting to me. The lead tells me he wants the deliverables at any cost. I am loosing interest in the job by the day and i feel i need a break to reset myself i have started getting health complications as well. I roughly have 8.5 lakhs in my account and by the time i leave i will have 10 lakh lumpsum in account.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I don’t carry the burden of marriage and there is 0 loan on me.

How much break is too much break ??

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