A software program engineer from a Tier-1 faculty took to Reddit to share his expertise whereas attempting to find a job after taking a 1.5-year hole.
The engineer stated most HR executives who he contacts reject his straightaway.(Pixabay)
He stated he was working for a public profit company (PBC) and needed to resign as a result of his father was identified with kidney failure and needed to bear an pressing kidney transplant.
“I had to resign and run to my hometown to manage all this with my dad’s business,” the engineer stated.
He added that after 1.5 years, when his state of affairs stabilised, he started making use of for a job and even used referrals however was rejected by a lot of the corporations. “Whenever any HT called for screening, they used to talk like having a gap is some kind of a cardinal sin. Most of them rejected straight away and the rest ghosted after data gathering,” he acknowledged.
He talked about that a few corporations supplied a job however for a wage that was virtually half of his final drawn wage. “Basically they were exploiting me,” he stated.
‘Yes you are a slave’: Netizens react
A Reddit consumer reacted saying, “Yes, you are a slave. How dare you take time off for more than one year? I don’t care if you have a personal emergency.” Talking sarcastically, the consumer added, “I know you are not a dependable slave, that your livelihood does not depend on the meagre salary we provide you, which means you can break away from the bonds again in the future.”
Providing doable options, one other Reddit consumer requested if the engineer might present that he was employed at his father’s enterprise. The engineer replied saying not a lot paperwork was concerned within the enterprise as it’s not a “private limited company”.
A 3rd Reddit consumer responded otherwise, asking the engineer to not unfold concern. “I have a gap too and yes they do offer you interviews. Maybe it is your extremely inflated ex package which is causing issues. Stop fear-mongering for f***s sake…Maybe you just s**k at interviewing,” the consumer stated.
One other consumer stated, “My story is different as I got offers from many big multinational corporations even after the gap. I think it is just the time which is not good in 2025.”
Agreeing with them, one other Reddit consumer commented, “I have (nearly six years of experience) had multiple career gaps and I have never had an issue. As long as you have something to show during those gaps, startups don’t care.”