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Re: Ask HN: If you had two months off between jobs what would you be doing?

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Post by projectramo »

Aaargh20318 wrote: post #7

I had three months off between jobs a couple of years ago. I did absolutely nothing, just sleep in, stay up late, read a few books, watch movies and play games. After three months I almost felt like a human being again. That feeling was gone 2 days into the new job.

If you hate your job, you might consider having kids. You'll suddenly love the office. Seen it many times.

(Before anyone thinks I am saying you won't also love your kids: that's not how it works.)

Re: Ask HN: If you had two months off between jobs what would you be doing?

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Post by Aaargh20318 »

projectramo wrote: post #61
Aaargh20318 wrote: post #7

I had three months off between jobs a couple of years ago. I did absolutely nothing, just sleep in, stay up late, read a few books, watch movies and play games. After three months I almost felt like a human being again. That feeling was gone 2 days into the new job.

If you hate your job, you might consider having kids. You'll suddenly love the office. Seen it many times. (Before anyone thinks I am saying you won't also love your kids: that's not how it works.)

I'm an antinatalist, so I won't be having kids any time soon (As well as being chronically single with no social skills whatsoever).

Re: Ask HN: If you had two months off between jobs what would you be doing?

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Post by thedevindevops »

taneq wrote: post #31
Aaargh20318 wrote: post #7

I had three months off between jobs a couple of years ago. I did absolutely nothing, just sleep in, stay up late, read a few books, watch movies and play games. After three months I almost felt like a human being again. That feeling was gone 2 days into the new job.

Yep, if I had two months off right now I'd spend the first month just sleeping and unwinding. Second month I'd probably get bored and take a project off my ever-growing rack of "cool things I wanna build but will never have time to do".

Care to show us your rack?

Re: Ask HN: If you had two months off between jobs what would you be doing?

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Post by schnevets »

A lot of folks would say travel, but last time I had a gap (3 weeks between jobs), I did the exact opposite. I made an ideal routine - I ran every morning, I started cooking, I read most evenings.

Between 11am and 4pm, I'd find some "work" to take care of - mostly home-related and some favors for family members. I kept saying I'd do something audacious - join an open source project, write an app, yadda-yadda - but this would just bring me down.

I can't be motivated to excel until I'm absolutely comfortable where I am. Sometimes it takes a few days of freedom to remember that.

Re: Ask HN: If you had two months off between jobs what would you be doing?

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Post by leesec »

StevePerkins wrote: post #16

This question depends very much on WHETHER OR NOT THE NEXT JOB IS ALREADY LINED UP. If I don't have to worry about my unemployment, then for two months I would spend more time with my family and on personal interests that refresh my mind and spirit. Otherwise, I would spend the two months networking and interviewing toward the next job. A job hunt IS a full-time job. Quite frankly, a more time-consuming and stressful…

Well he said "between jobs", implying he already has another job.
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