| I'm not aware of jobs where you can not work a week -- and keep your job. That being said, you sound like programming is your only employment avenue. I dunno think waaaaaaay outta the box for things more Social or Outgoing. Eg, maybe look into being a social worker, a county park ranger (like a city park, not necessarily Yosemite ...). These types of jobs are either people/interaction heave (social worker) or very soothing, open environments (like parks). Being a programmer myself, and not with a team I can understand the stress and individualness of programmer can get 1 down. As an example my god-mothers daughter used to work for Non-Profits overseas making alot of money. She married someone and now (barely) pays for rent in SF and they both teach Yoga ..... so that's what I mean when I say think outside the box. Life is full of ups and downs, even that 1 week of ickyness doesnt sound like all-time-consuming in the great scheme of a say 1 year ... Or look for a type of job that isn't year round, eg, oil-rig worker ... or Antartic science research outpost maintenance (eg, you can do IT in remote ass research installations and make bank for 4 months couped up in a hole) ... but then you have the rest of the year to chill. It's the world -- it's full of options. We need only find them. |
There are actually jobs like this provided by compassionate caring employers. You just have to keep looking until you find one.
At my most recent position, I was out for a full week for health reasons on 3 separate occasions in a 1-year period with no problems.