Leave a Safe IT Job for Music Tour?

DecisionTime asks: "In this US economy, it took me a whole year to find my current IT job, where I've been for less than a year. It's fairly dull, but pays ok, and I believe it is relatively safe. Now, I've been given the chance to use my talents and tour full time with a band overseas. With the corresponding drop in expenses, my net income on this tour would remain about the same as now. However, music jobs are inherently risky, yet the touring could become long term. On the other hand, I could potentially be IT job searching again within four months with a dubious hole on my resume. I'm single and have no kids or major commitments, but I do not want to destroy my IT career either for the future. I can't get unbiased advice where I am, so perhaps Slashdot can lend me some wisdom?"

Comments

one word:

[grimani]

GROUPIES.

Another word

[quinkin]

VENEREAL.

Re:Take the tour.

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, go for it or you'll reget it for the rest of your life! Heck, you owe it to the World!

By the way, what is the address of the HR Department for your current company?

Re:Go for it.

[Glonoinha]

Reminds me of a commercial I saw a while back.

Setup : Nursing home, two old geezers in their nightgowns in medical beds talking to each other.

OG1 : Ya 'member right after we won WWII?
OG2 : Yea Bob, that was great.
OG1 : Teehee - you remember right after that when we were in France at that bar?
OG2 : You mean when those three hot French nurses invited us back to there place?
OG1 : That's what I'm talking about!!!
OG2 : Yea Bob, I remember that.
OG1 : (sadly) We shoulda went.
OG2 : (sadly) Yea Bob, we shoulda went.

Obligatory Simpsons Reference

[phillymjs]

Marge: So... you want to go on tour with a traveling freak show.
Homer: I don't think I have a choice, Marge.
Marge: Of course you have a choice.
Homer: How do you figure?
Marge: You don't have to join a freak show just because the opportunity came along.
Homer: You know, Marge, in some ways, you and I are very different people.

Episode 3F21, "Homerpalooza"

~Philly

Don't listen to these fools

[anon*127.0.0.1]

Six months is a huge chunk of time to be out from a career that moves as fast as IT. You'll spend six months overseas, eating crappy food and sleeping in fleabag hotels, then you'll get back here to the good 'ol USA and NEVER be able to land an IT job, and be stuck flipping burgers or washing cars for the rest of your life.

In fact, I feel SO strongly about this that I'm willing to give up my cushy, secure IT job and go to Europe in your place, just so you won't have any nagging feelings that you're letting people down. Just send me the contact info and put in a good word for me.

No need to thank me... knowing that I've helped you make the proper choice is reward enough.