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 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: 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: November 23, 2008
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Oh jeez. Looks like Santa’s going to be a bit of a Grinch this X-mas, among other signs of the times…
88% will spend the same or less on gifts
83% will buy more items…
Posted On: November 22, 2008
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Here’s a book recommendation—for anyone who can handle relatively scholarly tomes.
It’s “The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Past and Future of American Affluence,” by Robert J. Samuelson. He’s out promoting it now, so…
Posted On: November 11, 2008
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Debt news is everywhere. Are not we all forever indebted?
10 Percentage of Americans who are taking out more cash advances on their credit cards than in the past.
20 Percentage of respondents who indicate…
Posted On: November 10, 2008
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This L. A. Times article is a must-read for anyone who:
Thinks there is no upside to the downturn in shopping;
believes they got it bad though they’ve not yet succumbed to thrift-store shopping;
believes…
Posted On: October 22, 2008
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This article from a week ago, by WSJ’s Sue Shellenbarger (the hardest working woman in work/life balance) came to my attention today. It’s worth a read, and a comment.
To summarize in a word: Bummer.…
Posted On: September 18, 2008
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Here’s a little article that nicely sums up why just everyone, not just Us, should be thinking about taking a BreakAway: They recharge batteries. As this story points out, that’s a great way to keep…
