Career Break / Gap Year

[tay]

But you worked, whereas this guy is simply

I had contracts, and I invoiced for them.... I did not however do any of this 'work' thing you mention. Although apparently I was supposed to... but I lack any work ethic.
Being a project manager was great, just organise others do all the work and blag to upper mgmt.

When I say "bumming around" we do intend to do some productive stuff, like volunteering, helping build an orphanage in the Andes, that sort of stuff.

I understand that upon our return, some clients may be curious about what I have done with this time, but quite frankly I can't see what difference it makes to them whether I spent the last 12 months working for a hedge fund in mayfair, or knocking together a fence in Borneo.
My work is mostly non-technical test management stuff anyway, so it's not as though 12 months out of the scene will render my soft skills redundant.

There is a serious glut of orphanages in the Andes, apparently the over supply is due to the place being over run by do gooding westerners all having a mid life crisis.

[Cheshire Cat]

There is a serious glut of orphanages in the Andes, apparently the over supply is due to the place being over run by do gooding westerners all having a mid life crisis.

Mid life? OMG, that means I'll be dead by 60.

[tay]

Mid life? OMG, that means I'll be dead by 60.

Yip, take my word for it.. you are doomed.

[ChimpMaster]

Your plan is great except for one thing - leave the Mrs behind.