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Out of curiosity, anyone know if sabbaticals common in Europe? A software developer I know worked tirelessly for 4 years at a large corporation before burning
by mikeleeorg 15y ago
Out of curiosity, anyone know if sabbaticals common in Europe?
A software developer I know worked tirelessly for 4 years at a large corporation before burning out. He may have taken a week off here & there, but was always answering his emails.
He finally requested a sabbatical. Those are rare and very tough to get, but his manager fought for him and off he went. He returned refreshed, though he left the job shortly thereafter (which is a major reason why that company made it tough to request a sabbatical).
I'm just curious if the same kind of phenomenon occurs in Europe.
- wazoox 15y agoAFAIK sabbatical are quasi exclusive to US and Canada. I never knew anyone in Europe going for a sabbatical.
- Ras_ 15y agoIn Finland we have a practice called vuorotteluvapaa (work sharing). It is commonplace for people nearing middle age. For example my mother used vuorotteluvapaa to do deaconess studies to complement her nursing degree. Work sharing requires that your employer hires someone who is registered as unemployed to fill in "your shoes". To get work share you need to have worked at least 10 years of which at least 13 months to your current employer. You can work share for a minimum of 90 days and maximum of 359 days. Compensation is 70-80% of what your unemployment benefit (25.74€ base per day + 45% of your normal day's earnings) would be.
- yxhuvud 15y agoHere in Sweden we are allowed to do it, but it generally isn't done. Though we have a guy at work that have managed to convince our employer to give hime an extra day off every week (without pay though, but he doesn't need the cash)