I am a huge fan of sabbaticals and think that everyone should have one as a part of their job. I'm lucky enough to actually get paid sabbaticals in my job and I would wish it for other people as well. It is a great chance to recharge, work on projects you never usually get to, travel, do research, and remember what it is you like about your job!
Absolutely. It's easy to forget about your last point. Just being able to live each day without organizing everything around a job is a liberating feeling.
Traveling the world is fantastic and impacts your world view as well. Another creative approach is to take a sales-related job with a global company. I had the amazing opportunity to work with Thomson Reuters for 10 years after they aquired our niche analytics startup. I got to visit 50 countries while traveling on work, getting to know salespeople, business managers, and customers in those countries. For the more exotic and/or distant locations, I'd add some time onto each end of the trip to check the places out. At this point I've spent something like 12 weeks in Australia. I've also built an incredible global professional network along the way.
That’s really cool! Thanks for sharing. It’s a great way to see more of the world. It can also get you to go to places you maybe wouldn’t otherwise have been to, which I always appreciate the serendipity of being charmed by a new place I didn’t know about before.
I am a huge fan of sabbaticals and think that everyone should have one as a part of their job. I'm lucky enough to actually get paid sabbaticals in my job and I would wish it for other people as well. It is a great chance to recharge, work on projects you never usually get to, travel, do research, and remember what it is you like about your job!
Absolutely. It's easy to forget about your last point. Just being able to live each day without organizing everything around a job is a liberating feeling.
Traveling the world is fantastic and impacts your world view as well. Another creative approach is to take a sales-related job with a global company. I had the amazing opportunity to work with Thomson Reuters for 10 years after they aquired our niche analytics startup. I got to visit 50 countries while traveling on work, getting to know salespeople, business managers, and customers in those countries. For the more exotic and/or distant locations, I'd add some time onto each end of the trip to check the places out. At this point I've spent something like 12 weeks in Australia. I've also built an incredible global professional network along the way.
That’s really cool! Thanks for sharing. It’s a great way to see more of the world. It can also get you to go to places you maybe wouldn’t otherwise have been to, which I always appreciate the serendipity of being charmed by a new place I didn’t know about before.
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Wow, 40% is a big difference! I'm glad you were able to take 3 months off work. What was your sabbatical like?