"Kind of the same" here. I'm being laid off for economic reasons and I'm lucky that my country helps me. My salary is maintained at ~70% tax free for a year while I'm searching for a new job or following trainings.
This means that I have a "sabbatical" year ahead of me if I want to. I'm planning on 2 months before working again and in the meantime I'm learning Rust (coming from Typescript), although I don't think I'll land a job for it.
What's the most frightening are:
- the personal finances (I've got a house to pay!)
- I'll need to calm down on my hobbies
- the comparisons with other developers
- will I find a job? I may be lurking /r/recruitinghell to much...
I've been working for 10 years in the industry already but there's always doubt. Should I continue programming? TBH I don't see myself doing something else and I'd miss WFH too much.
This means that I have a "sabbatical" year ahead of me if I want to. I'm planning on 2 months before working again and in the meantime I'm learning Rust (coming from Typescript), although I don't think I'll land a job for it.
What's the most frightening are:
- the personal finances (I've got a house to pay!)
- I'll need to calm down on my hobbies
- the comparisons with other developers
- will I find a job? I may be lurking /r/recruitinghell to much...
I've been working for 10 years in the industry already but there's always doubt. Should I continue programming? TBH I don't see myself doing something else and I'd miss WFH too much.
Ahhhh...