Has anyone ever taken a year off from consulting to go travel? If so, what position were you at (senior associate, manager, etc) and what was your relationship status when you did it?

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Took Two Years Off I spent 9 months traveling in Asia, Cross Country USA travel for 9 months and 6 Months total regrouping

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I did this as a consultant with around 3 years of work experience. I was in a relationship at the time and remained together long distance during my year off. Ultimately the relationship didn’t work and we broke up for unrelated reasons after I had been home for awhile.

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What do you say to employers though with the gap in work history - I think just being honest would be best... hey I wanted to travel

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Director, in a relationship.

And would always do it again. You’ve only got so many days in your life, so while it’s great if you’re focusing on a job that you enjoy, make sure to also fit in other things into your life than just meetings and PowerPoints.

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