In the pursuit of a good work/life balance, employees are increasingly opting for sabbaticals. They are taking unpaid leave — for weeks or even months — to recharge batteries, pursue a project or even change careers. And despite knowing that some staff will not return, a growing number of companies now offer opportunities to take a break.
If you feel it is time to take a break, how do you decide what type of break you need; how do you prepare; and how do you get the best out of your time off?
Emma Rosen, 26, is author of the Radical Sabbatical: The Millennial Handbook to the Quarter-life Crisis. She left a job she hated and used a sabbatical to try out 25 potential new career options.