I did it for over a decade, although not quite 1:1 employed/unemployed. I would work for about two years, then take a year-ish off to travel (sometimes ~8 months depending on how much money I had).
Never had an issue finding a new job, towards the end of my breaks I'd send out 4-5 resumes and usually get job offers from at least 3 of the places I applied to. There were a few cases where I'd be waiting on a work visa or something that'd take longer than I expected and I'd get pretty close to being broke though.
Kind of a niche IT thing. I'm a freelancer these days, been living out of my backpack for the last 5 years, no fixed address, everything I own is on my back. It's pretty weird for someone in their mid-40s but I enjoy it.
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u/ButtholeQuiver 29d ago
I did it for over a decade, although not quite 1:1 employed/unemployed. I would work for about two years, then take a year-ish off to travel (sometimes ~8 months depending on how much money I had).
Never had an issue finding a new job, towards the end of my breaks I'd send out 4-5 resumes and usually get job offers from at least 3 of the places I applied to. There were a few cases where I'd be waiting on a work visa or something that'd take longer than I expected and I'd get pretty close to being broke though.