[ilikecakeandpie]

I'm almost 17 years in and there's been a few times where I had more than 10 days off in a row, and I recently had a four week sabbatical. Anecdotally, it was great and reminded me that retirement has always been the goal.

[AntiUSAbah]

A sabbatical is half a year or a year in germany. NO one would ever say this nonsense of 'four week sabbatical'.

[qwerpy]

To me, “work 40+ years and retire when you’re already physically and mentally slow” is the real nonsense. A sabbatical thrown in here and there doesn’t make up for it. I’m grateful that I live somewhere with high enough paying jobs that I can simply quit after just 20 years.

[ilikecakeandpie]

Sabbaticals, paid or not, seem to only be somewhat common in western Europe. I'm glad that you're able to able to experience this but recognize it's quite a privilege globally. It's not just the USA that has this "nonsense"

[AntiUSAbah]

I would agree if the person would live in a 3th world country but not in the country with the highest GDP and comments on a it focused community