The sabbatical, or gap year, has always been a tabu in Italy.
Yes, weird, I know. But if you were born and lived all your life in Italy you would most probably think that if you're on a sabbatical either you're actually fired but you don't dare to say it or you're not willing to work. No matter what, you're bad.
Well, for the first time I see that in my favorite Italian newspaper (www.corriere.it) there was an article talking about it. And yes, in a positive way. It's talking about multinational companies willing to support a gap year for their employees. Having Italian companies to support it would be too exaggerate, so, don't dare! :-/
Anyway, I consider it a positive first step!
Who knows if in 10 years everyone would think that good professional might decide to take time off to do whatever comes to his/her mind to get a better person and then start fresh again.
Who knows if in 10 years everyone would think that good professional might decide to take time off to do whatever comes to his/her mind to get a better person and then start fresh again.
Whenever this will happen I'll remember of this post, and of my first Gap Year ever, which is the best decision I could actually take.
There's a right time for everything in life. This is my time for my Gap Year.
There's a right time for everything in life. This is my time for my Gap Year.
:)
What do you think?
What do you think?
Well, to do a Gap Year, you need money... I think this is the final answer...
ReplyDeletethat's right, but surprisingly we need a lot less money than we think. You don't have to be rich to do it, but to save some money to have a decent year (or work for short periods in between gap months)
ReplyDeleteMy very big italian company doesn't support Gap year...that's why I resigned :D
ReplyDeleteEffe Femmina
PS: you don't need just money...above all, you need a big courage to leave your normal life!
http://www.flipthroughtheworld.com
Yep, I actually resigned as well ;)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, it's not just about money, but a state of mind.
Sometimes we really think we need useless stuffs, but it's quite not true. Once you realize that, you'll see you'll have a great time.
Enjoy your time SaJana!