The NY Times looks at a trend in younger workers where faced with the limitations of a 2 week maximum vacation period (we’re talking US not Germany here obviously) – they’d rather quit to fully enjoy life. NYT says:
Some use quitting as an opportunity for a good, long visit back home, or to spend time with a dying grandparent. Others want the time to embark on real vacations or adventures.
And what’s wrong with taking all that ambition and putting it into a bus trip through India? A climb up Kilimanjaro? A month studying Russian in Moscow?
The trend, career experts said, is an outgrowth of today’s nomadic job culture, as well as an attitude among many young people open to adventure and big experiences — and, yes, a bit of indulgence… “Why now when I’m 28?” said Mr. Aikin, the architect, about his coming motorcycle trip. “Retirement is too far away. And I was too broke in college.
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Nice article. My friend is struggling with the “real vacation time” issue right now. I keep telling her to quit!
June 8th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
I did it… loved it.
6 weeks in Europe was well worth it.
June 9th, 2006 at 1:07 am
It’s such a common attitude these days – I did just that, quit from the retraints and limited avenues to unleash my creative thinking being stuck in the office from 9 to 7… especially iin the creative industry… time away from the desk should be granted, I’d bet productivity would skyrocket…
June 9th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
That’s about my life exactly.
June 20th, 2006 at 10:39 am