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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the "horror stories" are not actually based on real experiences and so are overblown and come from people who didn't take the leap due of fear and people who want employees to be afraid to take a sabbatical. The reality is that you will still be qualified for the job, and most jobs are compensated based on the position due to equal pay act requirements -- same pay for same work.

If you are GS-9, you are GS-9. If you have 10 years of experience, you have 10 years of experience. If you have a masters degree bump, you ave a masters degree bump. If you have certifications that are up to date you have the certifications. If you have a professional license, you have a professional license. Your resume will fit the job search algorithm.

Even on this thread, the people who actually did it are saying they did get back in the workforce. One said it took 20 months (though she did not say how long she had been out or what kid of job she was looking for), not that it was impossible.

Has anyone said they tried and never got a job again?

For the PPs in IT who are terrified to take time off -- is there a crisis in IT talent or not? If everyone keeps saying we are desperate for IT talent, are employers actually turning away such talent if it arrive in the form of an experienced worker who took two years off to raise an infant? If so, then the "crisis" is of the employer's own making, right?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/magazine/tech-company-recruiters.html
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I work in IT federal contracting. My department awards hundreds of millions of subcontracts a year. 
OP says she could start her own company. That’s great, but there are so, so many small women owned companies and most don’t survive 2 years. A lot of larger companies have strict rules in place that limit contracts with ICs and sole proprietors because of IRS rules.  It’s not impossible, but it’s hard and there is a lot of talented competitors.

The skills and technologies I am buying now are not what I was buying 1-2 years ago. Things change fast in IT - even in the federal marketplace. It’s not impossible to re-enter the workforce, but I have more qualified resumes that I can interview lately and if I have to choose between someone current and someone coming off a break, I am not picking OP coming off a break.

It sucks. It’s not fair or right. I still have a for-profit business, not a charity. It’s my duty to pick the best candidate with the most current skills and references. [/quote]

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