[Drjekel]

I am in a position where I hire technical people (software).

I can honestly say, that your resume is what gets you a foot in the door - and if you have a gap in it thats greater than 6 months, your going in the reject pile.

Software moves fast - you need to keep your skills sharp and upto date.

I don't understand why people would want to quite a job to play 3/6 or 4/8 all day. The future is so uncertain, so why would you want to do something so drastic? play part time until your good enough to play at a higher limit and have proved yourself.