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I took a year off to travel before my current job. Best thing I ever did. Before leaving, I made sure I had several standing job offers. Get your foot in the door when you're in a stronger position. Do it for your own peace of mind if nothing else. You don't want to spend half of your sabbatical worrying about what to do when it's over.

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You found companies willing to wait a year for you to start? That's surprising, I wouldn't have guessed that would be easy to do. I'm thinking about this myself, but I'm looking to join a startup and I can't imagine that would be feasible given that a year is a long time for a startup.

Of course. Why wouldn't they be willing to wait? It's that or nothing.

that or nothing or someone else who can start 6 months earlier.

If they are looking to fill a fixed spot, sure. But more often than not, that isn't how hiring works.

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