I'm tired, I'm leaving. What is sabbatikal and why you need it
Work And Study / / December 25, 2019
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The web is increasingly flashing article about how steep managers quit their jobs and go out of the cities. One of the main reasons for Downshifting - zapping. In pursuit of a phantom luck people inject 12 hours a day, paying no attention to the chronic fatigue, lack of sleep, erratic food and health problems. Go to deal with their conscience and try not to look into the eyes of someone you know, "This will finish the project and make sure'll stay with them." When the level of stress and frustration starts to go off-scale, it does not remain neither moral nor physical strength, just run away. Leave work seems the only way out. But this is not the case.
What is sabbatikal
From English sabbatical literally translates to "stop doing anything." The etymology of the term is related to the Bible story in which the word sabbath means "holy day of rest."
Sabbatikal - is paid, or partially paid leave long lasting from three months to a year (or more) to guarantee the preservation of the place of the employee. In other words, this is a pause in the work, professional timeout.
Sabbatikala phenomenon was born in the XIX century at Harvard. Professor, worked for six years at the university, were entitled to annual leave sabbatical. So they could easily write scientific papers, is focused on teaching. Thus they retain half salary.
In the XXI century sabbatikal again in demand. according to statistics research29% of US companies provide their employees with a long vacation. Among them are such giants as Google, Intel, IBM, eBay, BCG, Genentech, Wegmans, American Express, General Mills and others.
Sabbatikal practice and many European company. Thus, every employee BMW, regardless of position, can take six months' leave. During the absence of it must distribute its load between colleagues.
The concept of continuous operation for 40 years with the retirement of the end date. People should be able to take career timeouts.
Elizabeth Pagano (Elizabeth Pagano)
Sabbatikala model range. Somewhere fully paid vacation, somewhere in part. For example, in Denmark there is a state program of financial support for workers who have taken sabbatikal. The state is interested in this, since the vacant space is used for the unemployed. And in Finland, a long paid leave is granted to one of the parents, when a child goes to school.
In some organizations for sabbatikala important experience, in others - no. Some companies are willing to part with employees only 3-6 months, while others let them go for several years. The only unchanging condition sabbatikala contract - guarantee the conservation of its incumbent.
Why do I need sabbatikal
The most common reason why people take sabbatikal - is the desire to improve their skills. When you know the work inside out, you start to get bored. It seems that it is your ceiling. In an effort to expand the intellectual horizons, the person takes a long vacation and spend it on additional education, learning foreign languages and the like.
Sabbatikal also used to deal with personal problems:
- travel;
- to build a house;
- restore health;
- get married;
- move, and so on.
For many with sabbatikala begins the path to your dream. Thousands of people dream about their business, but are afraid to leave work: a startup suddenly burned? Lingering holidays - a great opportunity to try. For example, a six-month voyage helped to gain a foothold in their ambitions and run your business Vipin Goyyalu (Vipin Goyal), founder of the company SideTour, which just a year managed to raise $ 1.5 million investment.
Many believe that in a time of crisis it is better not to take leave. It seems to me, on the contrary. Especially if you have a lot of experience. When the economy falls, employers sometimes forced to make cuts, losing talent. A long vacation can be the solution to the problems on both sides.
Dan Clements (Dan Clements)
Sabbatikal benefit not only employees, but also to companies. After returning from a long vacation, people are taken to work with great enthusiasm. Company, this leads to a bright successful projects, and employee - for promotion.
A year later, we have an employee, full of strength and creative energy. People taking sabbatikal not tortured losers and bold avant-garde.
Haylyayn Thomas (Thomas Heinlein)
How to prepare for sabbatikalu
Step sabbatikal harder than it looks. It's not in the peculiarities of labor law or corporate policy. Just most people are so used to a breather in 2-3 weeks that the extended leave is lost, start to feel useless, depressed. By sabbatikalu need to carefully prepare.
Step 1. Select the exact date of the beginning and the end of the vacation
"I'll go somewhere in September, could be back for the New Year - we'll see" - such an approach is to spend sabbatikal wasted. It is necessary to accurately determine the start and end of the working time-out. This period should be aligned with the business, which you dedicate sabbatikal (more on this later). For example, if you want to take one of the MBA program, you need to know when starting a set of interest in your school and how much training lasts.
In addition, it is important to discuss the terms sabbatikala with loved ones. It will be a shame if you are trying to spend time with his family, come away on vacation, and your significant other at this point will depart on a long trip.
Step 2. Understand what you want to do
Sabbatikal ≠ laziness and hedonism. This break in the routine from which to extract the maximum benefit. What you really want to do? Comprehend Zen, traveling to Asia? Learn a second language? Find a mate? Learn how to manage a yacht? Selection of cases for sabbatikala almost intimate. You can not look at others and succumb to fashion trends. It is important to listen to yourself: what do you want?
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Step 3. Plan your finances
Even if your employer saves 50% or 70% of earnings during sabbatikale, the first time you will be acutely feel the lack of money. So, before you leave the job and go to Bali, give all the debts. Agree to seek money that is urgently needed to the lender - not the best occupation on sabbatical. It is not recommended to take sabbatikal if there is any credit obligations.
The decision on the career time-out is not usually taken immediately. So start saving money as soon as you attended the first thought that you are tired, you need to reboot. So you will have a "safety cushion" for a rainy day. In addition, the money may be needed for the implementation of your dreams.
Make a financial plan for the entire period sabbatikala. How much money you'll have in a month? What are the expenses you expect? Try to calculate everything so as not to remain in one day without electricity or gas.
Money - is the biggest obstacle, deter people from sabbatikala. But a long holiday often reduces the quality of life. For example, if a person spends it in a country where everything is cheaper - housing, transportation, clothing, food.
Dan Clements
Step 4. Act!
Enjoy every minute marathon titled "sabbatikal". Try to be conscious. Keep track of the best moments. Be open to new experiences. Communicate with people. You get better. Act!
Step 5. Think way back
Three months, six months, a year - no matter how many runs sabbatikal, there comes a moment when you come back. But is it worth? If you still love your job and feel ready to move mountains, boldly knock on the boss's office. However, before it is recommended to test the waters: what are the things the firm, whether it is hungry for your triumphant return from there or run, even the old-timers?
If, however, during the absence of you realize that not doing so, then dissolve the labor contract and start a new life.
prospects sabbatikala
Sabbatikal as a strategy to work with the personnel is well established in the international arena. According to the Global Career Company, 36% of managers are ready to take sabbatikal up to six months, 39% more dreams to leave the job for a year or more. In this case, more than 30% of respondents are willing to sacrifice a third of salary, and 28% - half.
Countries and companies with a traditional work ethic (work - well, the rest - a quitter) sabbatikal extends difficult. However, according to opinion poll27% of Russians dream of a holiday longer than 20 days. And the rest as long as possible prefer mostly residents of big cities. It may affect exhausting pace of life.
It is unlikely that the former Soviet Union sabbatikal will soon become the norm. But it is clear that the labor market is changing the landscape. Time passes desperate workaholics. generation JAJAJA not ready to lock myself in the office of slavery. Their career priorities are changing rapidly. Do sabbatikal become obligatory point of the social package companies, only time will tell.
In the meantime, we invite you to discuss the idea. What, in your opinion, the pros and cons of long holidays? And would you take sabbatikal?