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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 3
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    HN asks: how to address a 12 month gap in employment prior to current job search? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22225372 … My answer, regardless of cause: “I took some time off to explore projects and am excited to get back to work.” then *move on*.

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      2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 3
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        This is one of those hiring questions to which there are no right answers but many wrong answers; your answer will be scored as either neutral or disqualifying. Another question with similar dynamics: “Why did you leave your last job?”

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      3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 Feb 3
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        It is entirely reasonable to leave a job because it missed payroll, because you had an irreconcilable difference with a boss, because the office had poisonous politics, because you were bored, or because you were denied promotion. If you say that out loud, 2 data points on you.

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      2. worldwidekatie‏ @worldwidekatie Feb 3
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        Replying to @patio11

        This question scares me the most, re my big gap in professional work, because I don’t have it in me to lie. Saying anything other than, I was too sick to work so I took a break and now I’m healthy again and excited to work would make me feel guilty and they’d be able to tell 😕

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        Though I’m realizing it’s technically not lying to not put a gap on my resume and say I spent that time trying to make a sole proprietorship consulting company work and it wasn’t working so I went back to school I guess to me having Lyme disease feels less shameful than failing

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        I love hearing the answer "I explored working on my own projects but found I enjoy working with a team more". Shows self drive, willingness to experiment, but most importantly, the self awareness to know when they are wrong

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        thanks. this is my current circumstance, and the answer I needed.

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        Embarrassment from working in the Trump administration

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        Could you elaborate on "regardless of cause"? I took a leave for family reasons and because I was tired. I thought it was a good opportunity to fix both. Should one rather not mention reasons like those?

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