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  • L Lost User

    I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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    Ravi Bhavnani
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    When I'm (forced to) take a vacation, I spend almost all of my time off working on my own software projects. :~ /ravi

    My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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      I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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      DaveAuld
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      I'm like that after my regular 3 weeks leave every time home. Ready to go back to work for another 2 weeks!

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      • L Lost User

        I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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        Brady Kelly
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        I haven't had time off so to speak, but have been freelancing, thus working alone at home. I also miss the more social and collaborative side of my work a lot.

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          When I'm (forced to) take a vacation, I spend almost all of my time off working on my own software projects. :~ /ravi

          My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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          Rajesh R Subramanian
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          Any plans to get a life? :laugh:

          "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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            Any plans to get a life? :laugh:

            "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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            Ravi Bhavnani
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            This is my life. :) /ravi

            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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              I haven't had time off so to speak, but have been freelancing, thus working alone at home. I also miss the more social and collaborative side of my work a lot.

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              Lost User
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              Yeah, home working sucks. I really miss the sense of team work.

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                This is my life. :) /ravi

                My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                Rajesh R Subramanian
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                All good, then. :)

                "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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                • L Lost User

                  Yeah, home working sucks. I really miss the sense of team work.

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                  For years I worked to 1400 to 2200 Monday to Friday, on my own in the office from five. It was brilliant at first, so utterly, utterly miserable after a very short while.

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                  • L Lost User

                    I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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                    Lost User
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                    Wanna swap? I have a great job but geez I'd like six months off to spend with my kids

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                    • L Lost User

                      I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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                      • L Lost User

                        I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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                        Mark_Wallace
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                        Absence makes the heart... ... Forget about all the stuff that used to drive you up the wall.

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                        • L Lost User

                          I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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                          NormDroid
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                          I don't think I could afford to take a year off, indeed the job which you left is there an opening I could do with earning the same as you so I could afford to take a year off ;)

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                          • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                            Any plans to get a life? :laugh:

                            "Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.

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                            mariusbalaban
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                            life is overrated. In my free time I tend to work on my own projects or even on what I'm working at my company. There's no problem in missing the professional life. It's what you do.

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                            • L Lost User

                              I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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                              wizardzz
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                              Hmm, voluntarily leave work for a year to do something that doesn't pay? I don't think many of us are in a financial situation that can support it.

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                              • L Lost User

                                Yeah, home working sucks. I really miss the sense of team work.

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                                Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                For me that's more than made up for by the removal of 2hrs of commuting every day, and the ability to set my own hours. Beth & both work from home and we really enjoy it - the flexibility we have allows us to take a couple of hours out every afternoon to go running and that in itself has proven to make a big difference to to way we feel about life (not to mention getting us far fitter). The payoff is that I typically work a 5-6 hr day, and get more done in that time than I would in 8 hrs at a desk in a typical office.

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                                  Wanna swap? I have a great job but geez I'd like six months off to spend with my kids

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                                  Robert Vukovic
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                                  Appreciation of LIFE comes with family and kids. Without that WORK is LIFE.

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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                                    Nikunj_Bhatt
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                                    I am a freelancer, working from home and living alone. If I have no work to do, I feel alone. So I like to keep myself busy in activities like reading news online, calling friends and relatives or even go to meet them, gardening, cleaning my house, cycling, building software for own use, writing programming/IT related blog article etc. etc. Sometimes if I get more than 3 work-free days then I even visit friends and relatives if they are living in a different remote cities, and live with each of them for 1 or 2 days. What I want to say is, I just miss life if I have nothing to do.

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                                    • R Ravi Bhavnani

                                      When I'm (forced to) take a vacation, I spend almost all of my time off working on my own software projects. :~ /ravi

                                      My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                      Michael Breeden
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                                      Software development is a stimulant like any other drug. After finishing a project, you will experience withdrawals.

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                                        Software development is a stimulant like any other drug. After finishing a project, you will experience withdrawals.

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                                        Ravi Bhavnani
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                                        Member 7980583 wrote:

                                        After finishing a project, you will experience withdrawals.

                                        I never seem to be "between" projects - I'm always working on improving an existing app or building something new.  At least that's how it's been for the past 30 years. /ravi

                                        My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                                        • L Lost User

                                          I have taken the last year off to do yet another big chunk of work on the house, its a long term project, but I am starting to really miss the professional life of software engineering; discussing designs, meeting with clients, developing great solutions, working with complex hardware. I really miss it. I think I need to put the next chunk of work off till late next year and get back to what I enjoy. Anyone else feel the same after taking time off?

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                                          Rahul Rajat Singh
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                                          I also tried to stay away from the Professional world for almost 2 years. I had to do that because of my wife's health issues. So I spent 2 year lecturing about software subjects and programming in an Engineering college just to keep myself up to date and to stay close to technical stuff. I am back in my professional life now(since almost a year) and I think I am meant for this only. I can totally imagine how you must be feeling. And believe me, when you get back on the driving wheel, you are gonna feel so elephanting awesome.

                                          Every now and then say, "What the Elephant." "What the Elephant" gives you freedom. Freedom brings opportunity. Opportunity makes your future.

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