Are you feeling burned out at your current job?  If so, take a vacation.  If you think that by taking some extended time off and contributing to your personal development you could benefit your employer, consider taking a sabbatical.  But consider it VERY carefully and take Eilene Zimmerman’s advice in her Career Couch column in the New York Times.

In the article titled The Gainful Way to Use a Sabbatical, several tips are covered:

• Take a sabbatical at your own risk.  Out of sight, out of mind?
• Don’t even ask unless you’re considered a high potential employee with long-term value to the company.
• Make sure what you’ll do during the sabbatical will eventually make a difference to your employer.
• Develop a plan for who will do your work while you’re away.

There’s plenty more good advice in the article.  Read it — then decide if a sabbatical is right for you.

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