Posted On: August 18, 2009
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The global recession continues to force companies to get creative about offering–even mandating–sabbaticals to help cut costs. Which forces employees to ponder (and sometimes embrace) the concept, with mixed opinions and emotions. According to the…
Posted On: August 16, 2009
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Remember the 40-hour workweek? Seems that’s gone the way of the 5-cent cigar. It’s no wonder businesspeople burn out, become coffee addicts, and need anti-depressants.
On one hand, America’s work ethic is something to be…
Posted On: July 7, 2009
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One cool trend emerging from the global downturn is that some savvy firms that are not just firing folks, but offering them Sabbaticals instead. Talk about civilized, sane, and exciting. Yet employees, even highly paid…
Posted On: July 3, 2009
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Yuck. While some of us rant about taking sabbaticals, the average American Joe doesn’t even get vacation or sick time. It’s bleak. And the stats are humbling. 3 months off? Some folks pine for 3…
Posted On: July 1, 2009
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Congrats to the mom and daughter power-team of Barbara and Elizabeth Pagano. They’ve launched yourSABBATICAL to help employers treat their workers to time off—and help those staffers create a valuable experience. The site offers great…
Posted On: June 9, 2009
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CultureRx is a consultancy that helps employers create a better ROWE—Results Oriented Work Environment. Folks stuck in stodgy cube farms might lobby their firm to loosen up and give them a call.
Basically, Jody Thompson…
Posted On: May 30, 2009
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How much do people cling to their jobs (that they often say they don’t like)? So much so that three out of four will go there when they feel sick. Call me crazy; call me…
Posted On: May 5, 2009
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Be all you can be! Oops, that’s a dated Army commercial. But that phrase could now apply to the U.S. Navy, who has recently launched a “Career Intermission Pilot Program” to add more flexibility and…
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…
