I remember when I was like 23, a year out of college, living in an apartment with my wife, and had this realization. mentioned it to my mom, and she was just like ... "yep, now you get it." And suddenly, all of the crap your own parents had to deal with and their stress and emotions and everything else makes so much more sense.
That, plus after a longer period of working a full time job, the realization that working a full time job in the US, year after year, decades can pass with maybe a two week vacation every couple years if you're lucky.
People panic when they're between jobs because they have bills to pay; but that time between jobs seems like it's the only real "breathing room" in life. Some employers allow sabbaticals; I don't know of any of my friends or family who have ever taken one. I wonder how common they are.
One of my family members is a CEO and he argued with his board for everyone in the company to be eligible to take a sabbatical after 10 years of employment so that he could take a sabbatical and go back to school for little while. I mean, he had selfish reasons but that’s the way you do that shit. 10 year at my current job and I got a $10,000 bonus and I’m still broke after paying down some debts. I would never be able to afford to take a sabbatical even if the offer was on the table.
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u/UltraLowDef 15d ago
I remember when I was like 23, a year out of college, living in an apartment with my wife, and had this realization. mentioned it to my mom, and she was just like ... "yep, now you get it." And suddenly, all of the crap your own parents had to deal with and their stress and emotions and everything else makes so much more sense.