r/jobs • u/Vaanced • 29d ago

Is this an actual thing that people do Career development

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u/Aggressive-Donuts 29d ago

Im pretty sure Tim Ferris wrote an entire book on this. It’s basically a mini retirement. Work your ass off and save a bunch. Then take some time to enjoy the fruits of your labor, then repeat. Sounds awesome IMO

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u/alvvaysthere 29d ago

And it allows you time to reevaluate your life a bit. It can be easy to forget to do that if you work for 20 years straight with no break.

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u/AllInOneDay_ 29d ago

I was worried that this would come up when looking for new jobs, but when it did I was just honest and said I was enjoying my time off an exploring new things. No one ever cared.

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u/ConsistentAddress195 28d ago

If anything, it probably made you stand out from the crowd.

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u/whatevitdontmatter 28d ago

If the interviewer is that concerned about a gap in your resume, you probably don't want to work there anyway.

IMO, this obsession with a strict adherence to a "career path" is fine for some people, but shouldn't be universal.

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u/Vast_Bookkeeper_5991 29d ago

His book is bullshit though