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Why would you need connections to take a 6 month break? All you need is a bit of money, 2-4 months of your salary at most.

Obviously if you have dependents it's harder to move physically, but not impossible, and quitting a job is totally doable.

>>amroch+(OP)
Because a 6 month absence can be a deal breaker in a lot of circumstances where a job is on the line. Employers are going to choose the people with constant employment over the people who quit "just because."

>>Mister+lt1
Idk, I've taken more than one 6 month break in my career and I'm fine. If you've got the skills nobody cares. And besides, it's easy to fudge it in tech. Say you were working on a side project or a startup idea, or did some volunteer work for local non profits.

Lots of options.