Posted On: June 2, 2009
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Trends pop up like wildflowers in the spring. One of the latest to blossom during this downturn is camps, cafes, and parties at which unemployed people gather to sow seeds for the future. Some of…
Posted On: April 12, 2009
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This New York Times story might, for a moment, invoke grave jealousy. After all, not many folks get offered $80,000—one-third of their base salary—to take a year off from their lawyer life. (Actually the story…
Posted On: April 11, 2009
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Check out this NYT article: “The Best Time to Ask for a Sabbatical Could Be Now.” Not only does it proclaim the Sabbatical alive and well, but suggests that the downturn may be causing many…
Posted On: February 11, 2009
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The recession in England rages on, and Sabbaticals continue to make headlines at major newspapers as companies create new ways to keep trained workers, yet cut costs. At KPMG, a heavy-hitter accounting firm, 69% of…
Posted On: January 22, 2009
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Amidst a tsunami of layoffs worldwide, some savvy firms are trying something more innovative, hopeful, and humane: offering sabbaticals or reduced workweeks. Accountancyage.com reports that when KPMG UK put together such a program for their…
Posted On: December 29, 2008
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As Vice President of Shirkery for makeyourbreakaway.com and 2 Heads, one of my top career–and continuing education–goals is to perfect the art and practice of leisure. And to pass it on. Fortunately, I’m not alone.…
Posted On: December 14, 2008
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No doubt: Word is getting out. Sabbaticals are not a secret anymore. From bad times, sometimes, comes great innovations. Maybe that’s what’s happening as some GM plants try to keep skilled workers, give them a…
Posted On: December 10, 2008
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So I’m sitting in my beauty parlour, awaiting my ‘poo and trim and manicure…oh never mind. (I wish! But who has time!?!)
Actually, while creating this website, we learned today this site shows up second…
Posted On: November 28, 2008
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Read it and reap. Or weep. But read it, and realize (if nothing else) that there are a few BreakAway Brethren out there. There are even gracious employers out there using the downturn as an…
Posted On: October 23, 2008
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Survey sez:
93% Percentage of leaders who think retaining key employees is even more important during an economic downturn than it is in a robust economy.
68% Percentage of companies that maintain a list of…
