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That was the prediction when he took a “sabbatical” back in March. Why do people leave companies in this manner?

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spicymaki 4y ago
A couple of theories: 1) It sometimes can be hard to leave a company when you are "in the thick of it." A sabbatical can give you personal time to reflect on whether you want to stay or not. 2) Sometimes people use sabbaticals to prep/perform job interviews or plan career transitions. 3) Sabbaticals can allow you to quit early while waiting for vesting restricted stock units, employee stock plan sales, retirement contributions (matches), etc. There are certainly many more timed bonuses available for senior leaders.
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WatchDog 4y ago
Employee: I quit. Employer: Are you sure? Why don’t you take some time off and think about it?
- simonswords82 4y ago
  Totally this. If you’ve got somebody who is critical to the success of the business you do anything you can to keep them
  - SilverBirch 4y ago
    It also buys them time to figure out if you really were critical and see who steps up to replace you. If at the end of the sabbatical you really were irreplaceable, they can fight a lot harder to keep you.
- d23 4y ago
  This happened to me. I ended up coming back and deciding I still needed to quit, and the CEO was understanding.
4WIW 4y ago
He needed some time to get up to speed with leetcode ;-)
- thorw73m 4y ago
  Was Andrej in to competitive programming?
TigeriusKirk 4y ago
At some companies sabbaticals are an explicit part of the benefits package. Every X years, you'll get a paid sabbatical of Y months. If you're close to X, why not wait and get the Y before you leave?
fshbbdssbbgdd 4y ago
When a key person leaves, a lot of things can go haywire. If they take a break first, they can be semi-available to help resolve the most urgent issues. Kind of like turning off the circuit at the breaker to find out what is plugged into it.

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A couple of theories: 1) It sometimes can be hard to leave a company when you are "in the thick of it." A sabbatical can give you personal time to reflect on whether you want to stay or not. 2) Sometimes people use sabbaticals to prep/perform job interviews or plan career transitions. 3) Sabbaticals can allow you to quit early while waiting for vesting restricted stock units, employee stock plan sales, retirement contributions (matches), etc. There are certainly many more timed bonuses available for senior leaders.

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WatchDog 4y ago

Employee: I quit. Employer: Are you sure? Why don’t you take some time off and think about it?

simonswords82 4y ago
Totally this. If you’ve got somebody who is critical to the success of the business you do anything you can to keep them
- SilverBirch 4y ago
  It also buys them time to figure out if you really were critical and see who steps up to replace you. If at the end of the sabbatical you really were irreplaceable, they can fight a lot harder to keep you.
d23 4y ago
This happened to me. I ended up coming back and deciding I still needed to quit, and the CEO was understanding.

4WIW 4y ago

He needed some time to get up to speed with leetcode ;-)

thorw73m 4y ago
Was Andrej in to competitive programming?

TigeriusKirk 4y ago

At some companies sabbaticals are an explicit part of the benefits package. Every X years, you'll get a paid sabbatical of Y months. If you're close to X, why not wait and get the Y before you leave?

fshbbdssbbgdd 4y ago

When a key person leaves, a lot of things can go haywire. If they take a break first, they can be semi-available to help resolve the most urgent issues. Kind of like turning off the circuit at the breaker to find out what is plugged into it.