Good to know that Indian companies can be employee friendly as well .. Kudos to Tiwari Ji :)

Product Manager

Goals!
Do you think it would've been different without the sabbatical (after quitting)?

Sab works better if you want a couple of months off without the pressure of finding a job. 

I like my current role but needed a break from it to get other facets of my life in order and just relax.

Corporate Strategist

Product Marketing Manager

I took the sab after 3 years of working and saving. 

Sab is anyways something you don't really need the the first couple of years in your career. 

Take it when you have some savings and you feel burned out,  need time or a change

Bro when you take a sabbatical you have enough money in your bank account (& no loans to pay...)

Tech Lead

Software Developer

How did you ask for a sabbatical? Do you mind sharing what reasons you quoted it? I’m not sure how open your company is to the idea of taking one

Customer Success

I'm 3 years into my career and currently I'm on a 3 month sabbatical. That's unpaid leave in my org.   2 mo in, I've been focusing on my health (gymming, meditating, eating right), travelling and r...

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I'm 3 years into my career and currently I'm on a 3 month sabbatical. That's unpaid leave in my org. 

2 mo in, I've been focusing on my health -(gymming, meditating, eating right), travelling and relaxing. Indifferent to weekdays and weekends life feels really nice and happy.

Taking a sabbatical worked out well for me

Taking a sabbatical worked out well for me- Grapevine

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Currently working as SDE-2 at Amazon, promoted some 1 year back.

I'm totally burned out from work pressure, oncalls, layoff and performance review cycles every 3 months. Thinking of resigning without any offer by June/July.

Will this be the right decision in today's market.
I'll take some 2-3 months rest and start job hunting again, hopefully in better wlb companies.

Just want to enjoy, travel to new places and prioritise my health.
Balding and weight gain are major issues, and i don't think conditions will be improving in Amazon soon.

BUT, the job market is tough, and IDK how it will impact my career 

Is this the right decision or I'm a fool

Total experience: 3.5 Yrs
Age : 27

[Amazon] Resign without offer in recession

Software Engineer

Ppl that have taken 3+ months of sabbaticals for burn out have you felt better after that ? I have to take a decision btw sabbatical for 3 months or quitting. While I like my current work place and manager I am not sure if by taking a sabbatical I am forcing myself to feel better in 3 months. This is a troubling attitude I have towards sickness mental or physical where I put a future end date to it and then feel worse off if I don't meet it.

Do you feel better after sabbaticals?

Head Of Marketing

Want to discuss if sabbatical being a taboo is valid and peoples opinions of it.
I will start with mine
Background - 
8 years in tech 
3 company switches 
Sabbatical of 1 month, 3 month and 6 month between each break.
Personal experience - quite enriching. Though there was panic and anxiety of not having a job during the period, it truly helped me take a step back, reassess my career trajectory, and mostly just Destress and re prioritise

Every now and then i loose my true love for tech and product and the sabbaticals helped me to rediscover that by just reading about technology that was not outcome driven ( like for switching a job) 
Quite rewarding each time in terms of salary jumps also. I think i was able to make a better case for myself at a particular position just because i had more time to process stuff from last job. 
It also helped me make better decisions for next thing which has in general helped me shape my career better ( i think atleast) 

Open to anyone sharing their stories/perspectives related to sabbaticals

Sabbatical stories - a thread

I am thinking of leaving my current job and focus on myself, getting to know myself better etc. Currently I have enough money saved for my expenses for next 6-8 months. 
   Everyone I have asked about this say don't leave your job if you don't have another lined up, in this tech winter. I understand their view point. It aligns with what my parents think as well.

Is there anyone who has had done this in the past? Do you recommend this route? Are the consequences far too severe? Does anyone have a different opinion from one stated above?

Anyone ever left job without having another job lying around for their mental peace?

I'm in the same boat, on the verge of quitting, and will most probably take the leap next month.  
 Thanks for the thread. A lot of insights. It has made me confident that I'm not doing anything stupid.

Consultant

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Been 8 damn years of corporavery (Corporate Slavery), oh by the way, 1 year of career break and learnt real life skills equivalent to 5 years of growth in corporate.

So back to point - Sabbatical! 

How easy or hard to be eligible for this? Am I entitled to attain this? Will there be a drawback gap in my Curriculum vitae?

I am craving for it and need to hear positive experiences of sabbatical journeys...

Sabbatical - Temporary azadi?

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

I am hoping for a sabbatical from my consulting job for my mental health for 1.5 months. Folks who have experience with this- do sabbaticals generally ever affect promotions or performance based incentives? How should i proceed in such a situation?

Sabbatical from work

Business Development Manager

Does an extended Sabbatical leave of 3months, show up in your leaving certificate or hurt your chances for future job roles?

Planning to take an unpaid sabbatical due to health reasons, employer has agreed for the same, just need to understand this aspect.

Does it also count as work experience?

Sabbatical Leave.

People who have had career breaks and joined back the work force. Share your stories

Career breaks

Project Manager

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

My current job is consuming me completely. I don't get to upskill myself. Therefore, I am stuck in this vicious cycle where I want to leave my organization to work in a better environment along with skilled colleagues. However, to do this, I will have to upskill myself.

Would love to hear your experience if you have been in a similar situation. How did things turn out for you eventually?

People who have left a job without another lined up, how have things worked out for you?

I have been working for the past 8 years and have had a good career so far with a degree from a great college. However i have been feeling very burnt out recently and I'm losing the motivation to do things on my own.

I am considering taking a break for a few months (3-6). I have good savings and minimal debt. My spouse has a stable job so i may be able to afford it. 

I want to use this time to just do nothing for a while, take a few courses and pursue some hobbies. Maybe travel a little bit. 

I want to also use this time to figure out how to break the loop of getting to a burnout stage.

Has anyone ever done something like this? What has your experience been like?

Considering a career break

Hello, its been on my mind for sometime. Im in a job which doesn’t seem to be going in any direction (gate walled, no clarity, team politics) and getting fed up over last few months. Want to quit & take a break, but considering the job scene here, it might be a sometime before I get another job. So should I leave or rot for few more months? 😭 
Hows the job hunting scene right now? Any advise would be really appreciated.. 🙏

Stay n rot or leave

UX/UI Designer

Welcome to Data Scientists's Private Community

From folks who have taken sabbatical, want to understand, 
Why did you take it and for how long?
What did you set out to do and was it worth it?
Was it easy to return and join back work, what challenges you faced?

Have you ever taken sabbatical? Why? For How Long?

Data Scientist

Hello good folks of grapevine, I am very confused with my situation right now. I am currently working at a consumer tech unicorn in a strategy role but really burnt out with the working environment. I have no clarity on my roles and responsibilities which keeps changing every week. I am not learning much either. I am planning to quit without any offer in hand (notice period is 2 months, I have enough to survive 5-6 months). I am an IIT-IIM graduate (old ones). Total YOE ~ 4.5 years across strategy consulting, project management and strategy at current startup. Please suggest. Folks who have quit without any offer in hand, how did it work out for you?

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