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Hello everyone   Recently, I have been feeling exhausted and work pressure. Unable to do things which was easy for me. I'm planning to resign and take a break from work for 3 months, work on my hea...

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Hello everyone 

Recently, I have been feeling exhausted and work pressure. Unable to do things which was easy for me. I'm planning to resign and take a break from work for 3 months, work on my health and do some self study. Is this sensible to do ? How difficult it will be to find new job in current market ?

Anyone done such thing, please do share your experience.

Sensible to take 3 months break from work.

DevOps Engineer

Sensible to take 3 months break from work.- Grapevine

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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?

Software Engineer

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

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

So I have been looking for prospects for marriage and it's a very exhausting process. Plus this job gets very demanding and I am unable to focus on work. I don't have clarity on my career currently. I am planning to leave this job and take a break of few months to recharge myself from this exhaustion and burnout. Not sure if it would be the right thing to do.

Been considering to take a break from job

Account Executive

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I have been working for the past 8 years and have had a good career so far with a degree from a great college. However i have been feeling very burnt out recently and I'm losing the motivation to do things on my own.

I am considering taking a break for a few months (3-6). I have good savings and minimal debt. My spouse has a stable job so i may be able to afford it. 

I want to use this time to just do nothing for a while, take a few courses and pursue some hobbies. Maybe travel a little bit. 

I want to also use this time to figure out how to break the loop of getting to a burnout stage.

Has anyone ever done something like this? What has your experience been like?

Considering a career break

Product Manager

I just need a little break. Want to introspect on what I want in life. Have not travelled a lot, want to do that. 

I have a good enough run way to sustain for 4-5 months. 

Do you think it's a good idea? 
Has anyone taken a break for a quarter or more?

Is it a good idea to resign without an offer?

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was neglecting my mental health for long time...due to unrealistic deadlines and pressure today got a panic attack at work felt light headed and almost passed out.. currently i am not having any offer in hand so should i quit?.. don't want to my physical health to deteriorate more but i am really confused..not having any responsibility as such..having around 5 6 months corpus and can shift to my home and save more but still that uncertainty and fear is there which is making me miserable day by day

Got panic attack

Analyst

Currently working as SDE-2 at Amazon, promoted some 1 year back.

I'm totally burned out from work pressure, oncalls, layoff and performance review cycles every 3 months. Thinking of resigning without any offer by June/July.

Will this be the right decision in today's market.
I'll take some 2-3 months rest and start job hunting again, hopefully in better wlb companies.

Just want to enjoy, travel to new places and prioritise my health.
Balding and weight gain are major issues, and i don't think conditions will be improving in Amazon soon.

BUT, the job market is tough, and IDK how it will impact my career 

Is this the right decision or I'm a fool

Total experience: 3.5 Yrs
Age : 27

[Amazon] Resign without offer in recession

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

Career breaks

Project manager

Has anyone here with Tech work experience (India) (not from MAANG or any reputed companies, or tier 1 colleges ) taken a career break for personal reasons ? Not talking essential leaves maternity break or something like that, but more like for well being/upskilling/travel etc, whatever it maybe. Could you share your experience ?

What was your experience like getting back to work/interview experience ?

I am considering taking one myself. I know this is normalised on Europe, but I feel in India, many people  (esp. some recruiters) find this weird and most people are even scared about taking a break.

Thoughts ?

Taking a career break

Been in Bangalore for 6+ years and love everything the city has given me. 
This city ( more like people here) taught me what software engineering and product sense is, how to entrepreneurs function, whats a 100X coder like. 
Made many memories, weekend trips to nearby places were so nice. Dated, moved in and then married my girlfriend, adopted a dog. So Bangalore has given me a lot. 
But in hindsight it takes a way a lot also - 
1. Everybody is in constant work mode, even in parties its just about who is doing what
2. Everybody is in loot mode here - i have seen locals pay less for veggies/fruits in front of me, then the veggies apparently have lead in them
3. Rents/builders/brokers/roads - we all know whats up with them 

Though it was nice initially, now i feel like even after earning so much ( ctc > 1cr) if i just spend it all here ( monthly expenses ~2lacs same is with all my married friends), what is the point even.

Hence making a move to slow life now, where you get a house with garden for 25k and fresh veggies and you can actually develop some relationship with community. 

This urge to always outperform in career is not really needed, we all eventually work towards savings and hence if i earn less but spend even lesser, its more or less the same thing for me.

But i dont want to live in a matchbox, travel 1 hour to meet a friend, eat a roti for 150bucks and be in constant anxiety about climbing the ladder. 

All i want is to focus on health, and sit in a garden in some sunshine with my wife and my dog and enjoy a cup of tea. 

So yes, I AM DONE. Moving to a tier 2 ( more like tier 2.5 town ) 

Happy to answer any questions if anybody has any.

Done with Tier1 cities, moving to tier 2 town with family - A rant

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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?

My current job is consuming me completely. I don't get to upskill myself. Therefore, I am stuck in this vicious cycle where I want to leave my organization to work in a better environment along with skilled colleagues. However, to do this, I will have to upskill myself.

Would love to hear your experience if you have been in a similar situation. How did things turn out for you eventually?

People who have left a job without another lined up, how have things worked out for you?

Hey all,
So need an advice is it okay to take a break for switch. I know the ideal way is to leave current place only when you have an offer at hand. But i dont have much skills at the moment so would like to prepare and give some time to myself. 

I'll soon complete 2 years at my current work place. I'm also afraid cause of the current market conditions. Any comments would be helpful.

Taking a break for switch!

Software Developer

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 ?

I worked as a SWE for 2.5 years at an Indian MNC, I honestly didn't like the project as my daily work used to on a legacy technology, My manager never approved me (or anyone for that matter) to move to a different project with good tech stack and challenging workspace. So, resignation was my only choice without any backup offer, which I chose and later I unfortunately had to undergo a surgery, My doctor had advised me to take 3 months break from everything and stay home. It's been 6 monts since I left my job, currently I am revising the concepts of Java (Core & Advanced), SQL, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap along with Spring Boot. My problem is do recruiters consider my profile, even if I get an opportunity, do recruiters consider my salary negotiation, and does my career break affect the hiring process? Please guide me. Thank you in advance!

Sensible to take 3 months break from work.

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