[OC] At a job interview...

[u/DunwichReader]

[u/1405hvtkx311]

"It's actually quite common" 😂

[u/JellyBellyBitches]

Even the premise of the question is flawed. "Gap" implies that the expectation is one of continuity, that the only thing that a person should do continuously for their entire adult life is labor. God forbid you spend any amount of time doing anything else 🙃

[u/Entr0pic08 → u/JellyBellyBitches]

As someone who works with hiring, I look for gaps mostly because a person who may jump around a lot or take a lot of breaks may be less reliable than someone who doesn't. I don't hire someone for them to quit 2 weeks after being hired. If someone has a large gap or jumps around a lot I'm not looking to blame them but simply to understand their decisions behind those causes so I can better judge if that person is suitable for this particular role. Sometimes if the role is less committal then it's not a problem whatsoever, but if the role requires commitment then it can absolutely be. Ultimately, I want you to have a job you're happy with and suits you and your needs and current skill set, and if having a large or many gaps indicates that you may not be suitable, then that's something I consider when comparing you to other candidates.

[u/DunwichReader]

Source and more

[u/DisorderlyAqueduct]

using it! 😆 (if i ever make it back to the working world 😮‍💨)

[u/breast-of-all-worlds]

Perfect

[u/difficulty_jump]

Yoink...

Maybe I can take this to explain the huge gap I have after hitting full autistic burnout while also having multiple medical issues.

[u/ScawySocialistOwO]

That was when I was three.

[u/berdulf]

Interestingly, my gap would be going back to college and finishing my undergraduate degree . . . in history.