Traveling for 1 year and finding a job?
Hey everyone,
I’m a bit lost right now and was wondering if someone in the same situation could help me.
I’m a 28 year old dude who’s strongly considering leaving my job before turning 30 (been working for 4y at some pretty intense jobs and feeling the burn) - I don’t really love what I’m doing but it pays fairly well/is pretty stable so that makes it quite hard to quit in the current climate. Has anyone that quit their job to travel (& in my case learn a new language) found it difficult to find a job again? I’ve got some decent savings which could keep me afloat for a while but obviously would try to minimize spending after that one year.
Thanks
Hey, you’re in a pretty normal spot tbh and 28 with 4 years of experience is actually a good time to do this.
Short answer: it’s usually not that hard to come back if you keep it to ~6–12 months and can explain it properly. Traveling + learning a language is a very sellable story these days, it just shouldn’t come across as randomly quitting because of burnout.
Where people mess up is disappearing completely or staying out too long. If you keep things somewhat structured (language progress, maybe light networking), you’ll be fine.
Appreciate the reply, I guess I’m really scared to pull the trigger in the current climate with layoffs, AI, etc - it feels like really uncertain times. But yeah, would really like to pursue Mandarin from intermediate to upper intermediate/advanced coupled to some slow travel in Asia. Thanks
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