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A comment on Ask HN: How do you deal with professional jealousy and getting older?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with professional jealousy and ge... by riazrizvi on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @09:19AM (#9340524)
and while you are working it out, go back to work. It will likely take many years and you'll lose all your extra cash. I speak from experience.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you deal with professional jealousy and ge... by marktangotango on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @11:50AM (#9341576)
Exactly, I quit and started a project. Found the domain had some really hard problems, got bogged down in the impl. Started wasting time, burning thru my savings. Faced the cold hard reality it wasn't happening, and went back to work.

All I have to show for it? A 9 month gap to explain in my resume.

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