Did I RUIN my Software Engineering CAREER by taking half a year break from work?
KaroCodes
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March 19, 2023
KaroCodes
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β½β³β½β³ Perpetually perplexed, displacing vertices for a living β½β³β½β³ β Senior Graphics Engineer at Canva β
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Last year I took a 6-month break from my job as a Software Engineering Manager. Now - 3 months after coming back from sabbatical, I have some insights into what the impact of stepping away from my career for half year was and what changed - for better or for worse! π π Chapters π 00:00 Intro 00:57 Why did I take a 6-month break from work 02:28 Preparing for the break & considerations 03:53 What changed during my sabbatical? 05:44 Career growth consequences 07:04 Industry perception (talking to recruiters) 07:51 Did I actually RUIN my career? 08:53 Back at work (3 months later) π΄ Why I QUIT my role as a Software Engineering Manager? https://youtu.be/og_N0vWVsd0 π΄ π΄ I took 6 MONTHS OFF WORK and it CHANGED MY LIFE https://youtu.be/65N_M0i61Kc π΄ Keep up with me on π€ Instagram http://instagram.com/KaroCodes π€ GitHub https://github.com/KaroCodes All opinions presented on my channel are my own and not the views of my employer Canva.
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