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I admit it is a funny forum to ask this, but, hey, here we are. Thanks for the response. It seems your situation was unique, and you're definitely fortunate to

I admit it is a funny forum to ask this, but, hey, here we are. Thanks for the response. It seems your situation was unique, and you're definitely fortunate to have a department willing to make this agreement. The Average Joe more than likely can't pull this off, especially if the company can hire a replacement.

markdog12 9y ago
I'd say NYT was fortunate to have him, and realized it.
- jgalt212 9y ago
  agreed, he's a star. And companies, rightfully so, do pretty much all they can to retain stars.
franze 9y ago
actually I don't think it so uncommon. when you travel you meet a lot of people who just quit and can prop. go back to the job when / if they return. just do it.
- catacombs 9y ago
  This isn't recommended. If you quit the company, that shows you obviously do not want to work for them. If you quit once, what's the likelihood you'll quit again? And how soon? Why waste everyone's time? You'll need to make a seriously good case as to why the company should rehire you. In Jeremy's case, he wrote a lot of code that a lot of people use around the globe. That adds a lot of value to him. Luckily, for him, the NYT is lenient to bring him back on the job. Some other companies aren't so nice.
  - franze 9y ago
    >Some other companies aren't so nice. Just ask! And if it's not ok, do it anyway and then get another job. Maybe this is more common over here in europe but basically everybody who really wants to travel does it like this. On my travels (mostly most of asia, south and middle america, some europe) I have met nurses, doctors, military doctors, journalists, devs (a lot), sound engineer, hair stylists, bankers (he was hilarious), DJs, salespeople, night watchman, .... Travelling the world gives you more experience, more insights and more perspective than just being another desk jockey like everybody else in the company. Also never let your actions be determined by fear ("will not be hired again, will not be as valuable in the workforce if I travel for a year, ..."). if you want to travel, just do it. (and read books about stuff that really interests you while you do it.) And: companies are usually not nice, but the people within companies are most of the time pretty decent, and they usually like people which just do their thing.

markdog12 9y ago

I'd say NYT was fortunate to have him, and realized it.

jgalt212 9y ago
agreed, he's a star. And companies, rightfully so, do pretty much all they can to retain stars.

franze 9y ago

actually I don't think it so uncommon. when you travel you meet a lot of people who just quit and can prop. go back to the job when / if they return. just do it.

catacombs 9y ago
This isn't recommended. If you quit the company, that shows you obviously do not want to work for them. If you quit once, what's the likelihood you'll quit again? And how soon? Why waste everyone's time? You'll need to make a seriously good case as to why the company should rehire you. In Jeremy's case, he wrote a lot of code that a lot of people use around the globe. That adds a lot of value to him. Luckily, for him, the NYT is lenient to bring him back on the job. Some other companies aren't so nice.
- franze 9y ago
  >Some other companies aren't so nice. Just ask! And if it's not ok, do it anyway and then get another job. Maybe this is more common over here in europe but basically everybody who really wants to travel does it like this. On my travels (mostly most of asia, south and middle america, some europe) I have met nurses, doctors, military doctors, journalists, devs (a lot), sound engineer, hair stylists, bankers (he was hilarious), DJs, salespeople, night watchman, .... Travelling the world gives you more experience, more insights and more perspective than just being another desk jockey like everybody else in the company. Also never let your actions be determined by fear ("will not be hired again, will not be as valuable in the workforce if I travel for a year, ..."). if you want to travel, just do it. (and read books about stuff that really interests you while you do it.) And: companies are usually not nice, but the people within companies are most of the time pretty decent, and they usually like people which just do their thing.