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#RI-69aa7bed·5 months ago·
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“Feeling lost after a year out of the workforce”
What Actually Happened
Struggled to remember past projects and skills after a year out of the workforce
What I wish I knew
"How to maintain my skills and knowledge during a break"
Advice to Someone Facing This Now
If I could tell you one thing
"Start with simple projects related to your hobbies and do some LeetCode to get back into the swing of things"
Regret Index
8/10
Clear regret.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
The downsides outweighed what was gained.
Advice for Someone Facing This
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Career Category
6,107
Career decisions logged. Avg regret 5.7/10 across the category.
Same Outcome Band
44%
of Career decisions land in the severe band the same as this one.
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