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No More Straight Lines in Careers: A Boomer's Sabbatical
At age 56, Toni Riccardi “retired” from her partner role at PricewaterhouseCoopers in order to take a sabbatical for a year before returning to work. Her friends, Toni says, “were horrified”.
“They told me, ‘You’ll never get back in the job market if you leave now. You’re too old’”.
Toni’s sabbatical ended up being a two-year break, [...]
Why Tim Ferriss Irks Me and How a Sabbatical is Not a "Mini-Retirement"
Along with a gazillion other people, I am inspired by Tim Ferriss and his book, “The 4-Hour Workweek”. He’s the uber rock star of work-life balance, and he challenges us to rethink how we live and work and escape the 9-5 box.
But - and he himself probably knows this - Tim’s concepts aren’t entirely reality. [...]
When Job Hunting is Fruitless, One Boomer Goes for an Internship
Lois Draegin, 55, lost a six-figure editing job with Readers Digest. Now she works unpaid for a start-up website, trading her knowledge for new online skills. Her very cool story - about a media maven who’s mentor is a 20-something social networking wiz - is in today’s Los Angeles Times. Written by Geraldine Baum, the [...]
Midcareer Breaks Seen as "Sleeping Giant"
Yesterday’s New York Times had an article - “Those ‘Gap Years’ Aren’t Just for Students” - addressing the growth in sabbaticals both as a midcareer boost and a “more creative long-term way [for businesses] to weather the economic downturn than layoffs”.