• @Donkter@lemmy.world
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    1326 days ago

    I mean almost anyone with a stem education is able to do this.

    Before you say: “buh have you seen the job market?”

    The point of the plan isn’t to get stinking rich off of each 1-2 year stint, it’s to make just enough money that you can travel around and reset to nearly 0 after not working for a few months to a year

    • TragicNotCute
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      2826 days ago

      The biggest problem I see with this is staying current and sharp with your tech skills and also explaining those gaps. It’s definitely possible though, especially if you’re able to live frugally.

      • @three@lemm.ee
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        426 days ago

        explaining those gaps

        “I didn’t feel like working” is perfectly acceptable. Any job that takes offense to that is not worth taking.

        • skulblaka
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          1926 days ago

          Any hiring manager who hears that is going to hear it as “this employee will up and leave us without warning at any time”

          Not saying they’re right, but that’s what it is. Most people are looking to hire permanently if possible, you’re telling them straight up that you are not going to be a permanent employee.

          • HobbitFoot
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            126 days ago

            Yeah, but depending on the industry, that can be ok.

            Some fields have companies that will hire and fire en masse based on projects that start and stop. At that point, they aren’t just paying you to show up to work, they’re also paying you to leave.

          • @trepX@sh.itjust.works
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            125 days ago

            Or more cynically, “that guy just stayed long enough for ppl to figure out they’re useless and then quit just before getting fired to go travelling”

      • @blarghly@lemmy.world
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        426 days ago

        Most industries do not move that fast. And yeah, I’m including software in those industries. Really, how much changes in 2 years in Accounting, HR, plumbing, or electrical engineering?

        As for the gap -

        Them: “Can you explain this gap in your resume?”

        You: “Yeah, I was travelling.”

        Them: “Oh, that’s cool. You know, I wish I’d done that when I was younger.”

    • Lightor
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      26 days ago

      If I was looking at a hire who only gives a year I’m thinking that’s a big investment to get them up to speed on our tech, train them, and start getting them projects only to know they’re going to bounce. Not to mention provisioning tech and tools for them. I think experience and a company willing to hire you becomes the issue if you do this too often.

      Stem jobs aren’t a spot where you want to be losing your talent every year, it’s hard to push forward with that. I see companies avoiding those hires honestly.

      Also, how do you advance and make more, if that’s what you want, without working somewhere long enough to grow. Self education helps, but practical experience is needed.

      If I were them, just be a freelancer. It gives you the freedom and you’re your own boss.

      • @Donkter@lemmy.world
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        325 days ago

        That’s the key, you don’t tell the company you’re working for that you only plan to stay for a year or two. After you’ve done it twice maybe your resume will start to show a pattern, but at that point you’ve been doing this for 4-6 years, and I can think of plenty of lies to tell corporate that will make for a good excuse.

        As for making more, your progress will definitely be stymied by taking breaks, but you’re not taking breaks in order to advance your career. It’s just a difference in life goals, clearly you value climbing a corporate ladder to increase your salary. Besides, it’s well documented that changing employers is one of the best ways to increase your salary so if your goal is making more money you would want to change jobs every couple of years no matter what.

        • Lightor
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          clearly you value climbing a corporate ladder to increase your salary

          That’s not at all true, and I feel like people with this very casual stance on a career think that everyone else is that way. We’re not. If anything I feel like we just can think beyond the short term.

          Let me ask you, this person that lives this life, are they still working at 70? How much do they really have left to invest with these breaks? What if the market has a down turn when you’re on vacation and you come back to a job market you can’t get a foothold in? How is your 401k really looking with all these breaks?

          My goal is to not work a day after 45. I have taken many vacations and enjoyed my life while working but I plan to never answer to anyone after 45, just live my life for me. The rest of my life without worry and with security. That’s what I work for, not climbing a ladder. Security and an exit plan.