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> Anyone who’s been in full-time employment for at least six months is entitled to apply for the unpaid sabbatical, or tjänstledighet, as it’s called in Sweden.

> Anyone who’s been in full-time employment for at least six months is entitled to apply for the unpaid sabbatical, or tjänstledighet, as it’s called in Sweden. I just don’t see the magic in this or the extended parental leave Why can’t any healthy functioning adult do the exact same thing on their own ? is 6 months living expenses really holding back your entrepreneurial dreams?

ghaff 7y ago
>is 6 months living expenses really holding back your entrepreneurial dreams? This isn't even that. It's unpaid time. You're just guaranteed to be able to return to your existing job afterwards.
- foogazi 7y ago
  Doesn’t seem that impressive to me and a huge burden for companies
toyg 7y ago
> Why can’t any healthy functioning adult do the exact same thing on their own ? Because they know it would be very hard to be re-hired if things don't work out. > is 6 months living expenses really holding back your entrepreneurial dreams? No, for most people it's the thought of renouncing a guaranteed job. With this sort of thing, you know that there is a safety net if the business doesn't take off in 6 months.
- foogazi 7y ago
  > Because they know it would be very hard to be re-hired if things don't work out. Do people never change jobs in Sweden? Unemployment rate is 6.6% in Sweden - is it that hard to find a job?
sidlls 7y ago
At least in America it is extremely difficult, if not practically impossible, for "any healthy functioning adult" to just take six months off to do something like start a business. Very few households have even one month of expenses saved up (most can't afford something like a $400 emergency, e.g., car repair).
- foogazi 7y ago
  > At least in America it is extremely difficult, if not practically impossible, for "any healthy functioning adult" to just take six months off to do something like start a business. What is so hard about it? Also, that are not getting paid during those 6 months in Sweden either. Don’t see the big deal here.

ghaff 7y ago

>is 6 months living expenses really holding back your entrepreneurial dreams? This isn't even that. It's unpaid time. You're just guaranteed to be able to return to your existing job afterwards.

foogazi 7y ago
Doesn’t seem that impressive to me and a huge burden for companies

toyg 7y ago

> Why can’t any healthy functioning adult do the exact same thing on their own ? Because they know it would be very hard to be re-hired if things don't work out. > is 6 months living expenses really holding back your entrepreneurial dreams? No, for most people it's the thought of renouncing a guaranteed job. With this sort of thing, you know that there is a safety net if the business doesn't take off in 6 months.

foogazi 7y ago
> Because they know it would be very hard to be re-hired if things don't work out. Do people never change jobs in Sweden? Unemployment rate is 6.6% in Sweden - is it that hard to find a job?

sidlls 7y ago

At least in America it is extremely difficult, if not practically impossible, for "any healthy functioning adult" to just take six months off to do something like start a business. Very few households have even one month of expenses saved up (most can't afford something like a $400 emergency, e.g., car repair).

foogazi 7y ago
> At least in America it is extremely difficult, if not practically impossible, for "any healthy functioning adult" to just take six months off to do something like start a business. What is so hard about it? Also, that are not getting paid during those 6 months in Sweden either. Don’t see the big deal here.