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I can think of very few jobs where I wouldn’t take this offer immediately and have a few month sabbatical.
by JohnMakin 2y ago
I can think of very few jobs where I wouldn’t take this offer immediately and have a few month sabbatical.
- Mistletoe 2y ago>Matt Mullenweg is returning from his 3 month sabbatical, dubbed “Samattical”, which kicked off February 1, 2024.
- assmatt 2y ago[flagged]
- photomatt 2y agoI love a good pun. :)
- mst 2y agoGiven I have a broad range of nerdy interests and am also polyamorous, my handle on old-okcupid was 'polymatt.'
- danillonunes 2y agoAutomattic's name is brilliant.
- immibis 2y agomattually*
- moeffju 2y agoNo matter how the court case goes, there's enough goodwill destroyed that he could rename himself Hazmatt by now.
- bachmeier 2y agoA university in Pennsylvania made a similar offer this summer. 40% of the employees accepted it, including the president.
- throw16180339 2y agoMay I ask which university?
- michaelmcdonald 2y agoPenn State. https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/penn-state-offers-voluntary-separation-incentive-program-eligible-commonwealth https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/penn-state-off...
- bachmeier 2y agoYes. The campus I was referring to specifically was New Kensington. Here's the president that took the buyout: https://www.psu.edu/news/new-kensington/story/penn-state-new-kensington-chancellor-announces-retirement https://www.psu.edu/news/new-kensington/story/penn-state-new... 20% of the employees across all campuses took the buyout. The percentage of staff (not faculty) that accepted it varied across campuses from 8% to 41%.
- senadir 2y agoFun part, Automattic already gives you 3 months sabbatical every 5 years. For the people who were going to take sabbatical, they got those 3 months off.
- throwaway2037 2y agoPaid or unpaid sabbatical?
- AntonyGarand 2y agoPaid: https://automattic.com/benefits/sabbatical/ https://automattic.com/benefits/sabbatical/