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Young & Savvy: Assessing the costs and benefits of taking a sabbatical
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If you are asking your current employer for time off, try to highlight the relevant skills and experience you will gain from the sabbatical.
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SINGAPORE - When I told friends and colleagues last year that my children and I would be moving to the United States to accompany my husband, who was on a year of studies, the most common reaction was: “Wah, enjoy your holiday!”
Just a couple were sympathetic. One friend, who also has two young kids, expressed concern about how I was going to juggle the roles of caregiver, homeschool teacher and housekeeper since we were not going to enroll the girls in school there.
