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As a student, I was "unemployed by choice" during my last two academic years (worked summers), in part because I was working on the student newspaper for 15-20 hours a week. I wasn't earning money, but I _was_ making myself more employable upon graduation. It was a decision.
In my life, I've been unemployed by choice for six-month periods several times, as there came gaps in my career when I could take extended time off without repercussions, and I had both the financial pad and a fairly strong expectation that I could get more work when i needed it.
Got laid off in 2002 and, by choice, spent a couple of years finding and getting trained in a new profession -- my wife makes a decent income, and was on board with it. I'm only working part-time now in my new profession but am endeavoring to find better employment.
So I have no problem with employment by choice as long as it's a strategic choice made within the framework of a responsible life plan. Those six-month breaks kept me working in my original field of endeavor long past the point where I'd have otherwise burnt out.
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