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CBS Segment, “More Professionals Taking Sabbatical,” Features yourSABBATICAL.com
A recent survey found 16-percent of companies now allow unpaid sabbatical leave. Human resource consultant Dan Ryan says sabbaticals are growing in popularity, partly because expectations on the job have intensified. The pace of work now, especially after the economic downturn, is very frantic and the sabbatical is a very innovative way for companies to hang […]
Oh the Things You’ll Learn! Three Notable Sabbatical Books
We can learn a lot from the story line, “sabbatical idea to departure.” But, the story of what happens next provides the best information to help us to look closer at our own ideas about taking time out from work Who doesn’t want answers to these questions: Just how did those teenage daughters like being […]
I’m Eating, Praying and Loving What’s Coming … and You Will, Too!
I’m disappointed. I expected the reviews on the new movie, Eat, Pray, Love, to be better. They’re not so hot. “… be warned that you are diving into a movie with the spiritual and emotional depth of a birdbath.” - St. Louis Suburban Journal. “A bloated monster of a movie. … gargantuan running time.” - […]
When Money Deters the Sabbatical Dream
While we will continue to share amazing stories about what people are doing on sabbaticals, there is also inspiration in how people factor in financial reality and still manage to soar into a sabbatical experience. Even when salary and benefits continue, the money for one’s dream sabbatical might not exactly be floating around in a […]