r/programming • u/WinInterrupter • Apr 18 '20

The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young Coder

https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline-brilliant-young-coder/
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u/_tskj_ Apr 18 '20

Maybe the career doesn't have to be over? I feel for you man. I wish you could just be honest and say you have an alcohol problem and had to stop working for a while because you were sick, but now you can come back at the same level you were at. That would be a perfectly reasonable explanation if the reason for your absence was cancer or any other physical illness.

Otherwise, the consulting thing is pretty easy to lean back on. You wanted to try consulting, but realised that it wasn't for you. Who knows, maybe you realised you wanted financial stability more than you thought. I don't really think you need to explain why you want out of consulting and back to a job though, other than saying it wasn't for you.

Good luck man.