BITN: Dads Don’t, Professionals Won’t Take Time-off Plunge

Posted On: July 25, 2018
Comments: No Responses BreakAways of all sorts continue to generate news, and (possibly) progress. Work perks like flex time, telecommuting, and parental leave gain traction here and there, while travel and entertainment are booming as people ‘go out’…

BreakAways In the News Returns!

Posted On: March 15, 2018
Comments: No Responses As everyone knows, this site launched 10 years ago before an historic 4-month island-hopping winter with two kids in tow. Since then, sabbaticals and career breaks in the news have been occasionally chronicled by our…

Top Workplaces Serve Suds But Not Sabbaticals

Posted On: June 27, 2016
Comments: No Responses Yesterday’s Star Tribune included a hefty supplement about Minnesota’s best employers, as determined by the Strib and Pennsylvania’s Workplace Dynamics. The Twin Cities remain a top metro to work and live in according to umpteen…

11 Long-Living Lessons from #TBEXinMN

Posted On: June 8, 2016
Comments: One Response TBEX, aka The Travel Blog Exchange, held its annual USA conference last week right here in the Twin Cities. The days were packed with speakers, sessions, networking, partying, and of course, all things blogging/SM/podcasting/etc. Some…

Digital Nomads See the World & Get Paid

Posted On: January 18, 2016
Comments: No Responses Join the digital nomads and me as we conquer the world! Who needs a self-funded career break or paid sabbatical? We all do! But who goes global and gets paid? Digital nomads—who need only a…

Faith vs. Fear: Boomers Speak Out at MSP Meet-up

Posted On: March 20, 2014
Comments: 2 Responses “I’m old!” In her final few years, that was Grandma’s response when anyone asked “How are you?” It’s true; she was in her 90s, and finally feeling her age. Still, she lived alone on her…

College Ain’t What It Used To Be

Posted On: August 23, 2013
Comments: No Responses You can’t toss a diploma anymore without hitting some media story about the plight of millennials. They can’t find decent jobs. They’re up to their mortar boards in debt. They’re moving back in with their…

Vacation Daze: Buy or Sell?

Posted On: December 31, 2012
Comments: No Responses Over lunch recently, a work colleague who’s a longtime executive at a large ad agency described her Catch-22 predicament: She has about 40 days of unused vacation saved up. BUT, due to excessive vakay stockpiling,…

Hate to Bust the Boomers’ Bubble…

Posted On: March 16, 2012
Comments: No Responses A group of guy pals celebrated a friend’s retirement last week. He’s earned it; he’s ready. So what’s next? I have no idea!” he answered with a cunning grin. He does still have a kid…

Sabbaticals WORK!

Posted On: May 1, 2011
Comments: 4 Responses These days “career breaks” are getting the link love and lingo buzz.  But Sabbaticals haven’t gone away; they just quietly continue to let fortunate workers leave the building. For a while. One such lucky duck,…