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by londons_explore 2198 days ago
When someone really has personal reasons, they usually "take a sabbatical" or are "off on sick leave".

For this kind of person, Intel gains a lot simply having his name associated with the company, so would have no qualms giving him years to travel the world on a yacht if he wanted to.

I think it really means "Intel didn't fire me, but I don't want to say any more".