US EditionWhether It’s a Mini-Sabbatical or an Adult Gap Year, More People Are Taking Extended Work Breaks
Companies use expanded paid and unpaid leave to retain employees amid rising U.S. career breaks, with over half of workers self-funding their sabbaticals, research shows.
- In recent years, U.S. workers are increasingly taking extended career breaks, with employers expanding paid or unpaid leave as a retention strategy, according to research.
- Creating space for mental or spiritual reset drives many workers seeking reset, influenced by American attitudes toward time off that differ from the European Union's protections.
- Researchers found three distinct sabbatical patterns among interviewees, with over half of 50 interviewed U.S. professionals self-funding breaks using budget travel, housesitting, and staying with friends.
- Business owners say granting long leave demands trust and delegation as employees run operations, while workers relocating or changing careers often use breaks to travel or move post-sabbatical.
- Support networks and initiatives like DJ DiDonna, senior lecturer and founder seven years ago, and Stephanie Perry and ExodUS Summit help overcome barriers to extended breaks.
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Broomfield Enterprise
Whether it’s a mini-sabbatical or an adult gap year, more people are taking extended work breaks
By COLLEEN NEWVINE If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or their day-to-day routines. Mini-sabbaticals. Adult gap years. Micro-retirement. Extended career breaks go by many names and take many forms, from using the time between jobs to explore or taking an employer…
The Philadelphia Tribune
Los Angeles TimesWhether it's a mini-sabbatical or an adult gap year, more people are taking extended work breaks
If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or…
More people are taking extended work breaks
If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or their day-to-day routines. Mini-sabbaticals. Adult gap years. Micro-retirement. Extended career breaks go by many names and take many forms, from using the time between jobs to explore or taking an employer-approved leave to …
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