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Taking a break
Aug. 16th, 2004 10:13 pmToday is the first day of something very different for me. After a bit over 24 years in the software business, I am taking a break, and am taking a sabbatical/leave of absence from work for about 6 months. This is a very different thing for me, since I have always been very (too?) work focused. Reasons for this:
1) I Simply need a break from the Software biz and am burned out by it. Interestingly, I still enjoy programming, its just all the other stuff that goes with it in a job that I need to get away from. I have always been a "work too many hours" type of person, but the last few months, I have just had no motivation for work. I have alway put good effort into work, so I needed to do something.
2) I have been working on a personal project (programming related), as I discussed in my New Years resolution LJ entries. This has gone well in that I am happy with what I have produced. It has also been frustrating in that I really want to spent more time on it as I have gotten into it. This break will really let me work on some personal stuff.
I also have been touched in how good my employer has been about this. He is covering my health insurance while I am out, will let me come back whenever I want, and will provide as much or little part time hours as I want if I want to do a little part time work while I am out. He even let me hold onto a fairly nice company laptop. It was great.
1) I Simply need a break from the Software biz and am burned out by it. Interestingly, I still enjoy programming, its just all the other stuff that goes with it in a job that I need to get away from. I have always been a "work too many hours" type of person, but the last few months, I have just had no motivation for work. I have alway put good effort into work, so I needed to do something.
2) I have been working on a personal project (programming related), as I discussed in my New Years resolution LJ entries. This has gone well in that I am happy with what I have produced. It has also been frustrating in that I really want to spent more time on it as I have gotten into it. This break will really let me work on some personal stuff.
I also have been touched in how good my employer has been about this. He is covering my health insurance while I am out, will let me come back whenever I want, and will provide as much or little part time hours as I want if I want to do a little part time work while I am out. He even let me hold onto a fairly nice company laptop. It was great.
