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In my experience companies offer may offer sabbaticals, HR may promote them, the documentation may be shiny; but it is career suicide for anoyone who hasnt alre
by shapefrog 5y ago
In my experience companies offer may offer sabbaticals, HR may promote them, the documentation may be shiny; but it is career suicide for anoyone who hasnt already made it to the top.
- jedberg 5y agoYou must have worked for some awful companies. Everywhere I've worked the sabbatical was highly encouraged and the people came back refreshed and often got promoted soon afterwards.
- the_doctah 5y agoTech employees really do live in the most hilarious bubble. Anyway, at my company (F500), if you take over 30 days unpaid, you need to reapply for your job.
- alar44 5y agoI have never worked for a company that offers sabbaticals and I'm fairly certain I don't even know anyone that works for a company that offers them. I've never met anyone who has mentioned taking one either. AFAIC, they aren't even real.
- jedberg 5y ago14 Companies Offering Sabbaticals: https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/42136-2/ https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/42136-2/ 77 Companies that offer sabbaticals: https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/sabbaticals-77-companies-that-offer-them-and-why-they-re-good-for-employees-and-employers https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/sabbaticals-77-compan...
- Aeolun 5y agoUnlike leaving for a competitor and coming back for a 25% higher salary?
- shapefrog 5y agoThat there is a driven go getter (although not featured in the employee handbook). The worker on sabatical is just a lazy bum who cant be bothered to go to work (or an hard working inspirational visionary C suite executive).