Anyone ever left Finance for another industry and came back?

Curious if anyone on this forums ever done that and what that looked like:

i.e. What did you do in finance / number of years there + What did you do after / industry and how did that transition back to finance work for you?

Curious to hear timelines, reasons for switches/jumps, etc. Looking to generate a thoughtful discussion from anyone who's been there.

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