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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by jswitch(m): 12:28pm On Apr 30, 2023
When you can go on break without hunger breaking you.

When your goals are no longer in consonance with your career path.

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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by isabi2lof: 12:30pm On Apr 30, 2023
Is there anything like career in this country, na to work see money be the koko
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by Truthshscrazy: 12:31pm On Apr 30, 2023
crows2ravens:
When you start doubting your life. And you no longer know if you are coming or going - time for a break!
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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by SeaTrade(m): 12:33pm On Apr 30, 2023
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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by AfahaAbia(m): 12:40pm On Apr 30, 2023
RuddyFusion:
My people.....have you ever taken a career break?
When is the right time for one to take a career break and is it workable in a society like Nigeria where everything seems hard and most jobs are not easy to come by.,,......

I'm asking because pleasure at work now has become so intense and it's taking other things away from my life..,..that my regular leave days will not suffice.....

But how do I explain that I just walked away?
How I'm sure that I can quickly get something else once ready to return to work?

Would advice will be highly appreciated

Taking a career break is very okay although here in Nigeria it's very uncertain if after taking the break and later ready for work then find it difficult to get a job. I personally did take a career break. I really needed it after working for close to 10 years non stop.

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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by Negroid001(m): 12:41pm On Apr 30, 2023
To be honest. Depends on the individual entirely. Everytime i took a career break, it's because i needed to update and upgrade my skills.
Merit? Income and Job availability increase.
Demerit? Uncertainty, being broke for a while, leaving comfort zone.

Whatever. Just do you.

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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by Billionaire2: 12:41pm On Apr 30, 2023
CondenseMilk:
This thing called career, does it really exist?

Just look for what will serve the masses while putting money in your pocket

Entrepreneur Mindset 👍
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by Chetas81(m): 12:42pm On Apr 30, 2023
You're talking about advance people and their country not like Nigeria citizen and their country
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by Billionaire2: 12:42pm On Apr 30, 2023
CondenseMilk:


You are still repeating the word " career "

It doesn't exist oga!

Just do what will serve humans and get some money

Education is mainly for exposure and higher reasoning ability


👍
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by aestake: 12:42pm On Apr 30, 2023
RuddyFusion:
My people.....have you ever taken a career break?
When is the right time for one to take a career break and is it workable in a society like Nigeria where everything seems hard and most jobs are not easy to come by.,,......

I'm asking because pleasure at work now has become so intense and it's taking other things away from my life..,..that my regular leave days will not suffice.....

But how do I explain that I just walked away?
How I'm sure that I can quickly get something else once ready to return to work?

Would advice will be highly appreciated
Pleasure... you're enjoying then why breaking it?
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by mariahAngel(f): 12:44pm On Apr 30, 2023
RuddyFusion:
My people.....have you ever taken a career break?
When is the right time for one to take a career break and is it workable in a society like Nigeria where everything seems hard and most jobs are not easy to come by.,,......

I'm asking because pleasure at work now has become so intense and it's taking other things away from my life..,..that my regular leave days will not suffice.....

But how do I explain that I just walked away?
How I'm sure that I can quickly get something else once ready to return to work?

Would advice will be highly appreciated

What motivates you to keep working in spite of the pressure?
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by RepoMan007: 12:45pm On Apr 30, 2023
RuddyFusion:
My people.....have you ever taken a career break?
When is the right time for one to take a career break and is it workable in a society like Nigeria where everything seems hard and most jobs are not easy to come by.,,......

I'm asking because pleasure at work now has become so intense and it's taking other things away from my life..,..that my regular leave days will not suffice.....

But how do I explain that I just walked away?
How I'm sure that I can quickly get something else once ready to return to work?

Would advice will be highly appreciated
seedtime and harvest time shall not cease. You rest on Sabbath day. Finally, you were created in God's image.
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by ednut1(m): 12:54pm On Apr 30, 2023
RuddyFusion:
My people.....have you ever taken a career break?
When is the right time for one to take a career break and is it workable in a society like Nigeria where everything seems hard and most jobs are not easy to come by.,,......

I'm asking because pleasure at work now has become so intense and it's taking other things away from my life..,..that my regular leave days will not suffice.....

But how do I explain that I just walked away?
How I'm sure that I can quickly get something else once ready to return to work?

Would advice will be highly appreciated
career break to do You dont have annual leave ni. Future employers will see you as an unserious person unless you quit to maybe go learn a new skill.
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by ItisWell22(f): 1:16pm On Apr 30, 2023
phemmyfour:
When it's getting boring
You can try and learn something new in another field

Exactly my thought…

Op, you take a career break, when you no longer feel that zeal you had before now about your career.

For me, I knew I had need for it, when my job routine became f**king monotonous with nothing challenging.

How did I go about it?
Like phemmy mentioned, I tried doing other stuffs in same field.
Saved up some money.
Back to school, to be done next year…

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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by broadman20: 1:16pm On Apr 30, 2023
CondenseMilk:


You are still repeating the word " career "

It doesn't exist oga!

Just do what will serve humans and get some money

Education is mainly for exposure and higher reasoning ability




This is one of the BEST thing I've heard on NAIRALAND.

God bless you for this insight, we learn everyday.
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by alt3r3g0: 1:17pm On Apr 30, 2023
If you are still interested in your current career, safest way is to get a new job and push the resumption date as far as you can.

E.g You can tell them you need to give current company x months notice.
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by phemmyfour: 1:24pm On Apr 30, 2023
ItisWell22:


Exactly my thought…

Op, you take a career break, when you no longer feel that zeal you had before now about your career.

For me, I knew I had need for it, when my job routine became f**king monotonous with nothing challenging.

How did I go about it?
Like phemmy mentioned, I tried doing other stuffs in same field.
Saved up some money.
Back to school, to be done next year
Impressive, nothing beats that inner fulfillment
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by Oyindidi(f): 1:26pm On Apr 30, 2023
RuddyFusion:
My people.....have you ever taken a career break?
When is the right time for one to take a career break and is it workable in a society like Nigeria where everything seems hard and most jobs are not easy to come by.,,......

I'm asking because pleasure at work now has become so intense and it's taking other things away from my life..,..that my regular leave days will not suffice.....

But how do I explain that I just walked away?
How I'm sure that I can quickly get something else once ready to return to work?

Would advice will be highly appreciated
Before taking such decision, be sure to dot your "I"s and cross your "t"s. I once worked with Shell back them, I left for a career pursuit with a good arrangement of returning back when I was through, little did I know that government difficult and bad policies could suddenly spring up one day that will affect oil producing companies, and that totally knocked me off. But now I learnt my lessons.
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by Sofistcatdmoron: 1:27pm On Apr 30, 2023
When a man gets pregnant
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by NEFERTITIxx: 1:36pm On Apr 30, 2023
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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by coputa(m): 1:37pm On Apr 30, 2023
CondenseMilk:
This thing called career, does it really exist?

Just look for what will serve the masses while putting money in your pocket
Career is whatever one does to earn a living, it's not only tied to professional or office jobs, it can be any job.
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by yungz: 1:38pm On Apr 30, 2023
as long as you’re doing 9-5, there’s no career break.
like robert kiyosaki said, those working 9-5 are stuck in the rat race.
Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by coputa(m): 1:40pm On Apr 30, 2023
NEFERTITIxx:

I don’t have much but I shared you a 100mb
you have made somebody's day.Thanks.

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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by TheGift: 1:44pm On Apr 30, 2023
When I was about to quit my last full-time employment, many years ago, to take the Entrepreneurial plunge; a cousin of mine told me the parable of a monkey, that did not let go of one branch until he held onto another.

I told him about the parable of another monkey, who put his hand into a jar, to take out fruit, but could not bring out his hand, until he unclenched its fist and let go of the fruit.

There is no right or wrong answer, you just need to confirm which of the monkey's you are.

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Re: When Is The Right Time To Take A Career Break? by NEFERTITIxx: 1:46pm On Apr 30, 2023
coputa:
you have made somebody's day.Thanks.
😊

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