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  • 07-04-2013 6:47pm
    #1
    dellas1979
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    so am full time permanent for 2.5 years, and I do love my job........but I am getting itchy feet to travel, for a year.

    The ideal scenario would be to take a year off work, and return then. I havent officially asked, Ive only been questioning it with a few close colleagues, and apparently the company doesnt have anything in their handbook about this.

    My question is, should I ask a manager more officially if anything like this is possible? Would it look bad (even if not possible)? It would also give someone else out there an opportunity for a job for a year.

    Anyone ever done this before?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    3DataModem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭3DataModem


    dellas1979 wrote: »
    Hi all,
    so am full time permanent for 2.5 years, and I do love my job........but I am getting itchy feet to travel, for a year.

    The ideal scenario would be to take a year off work, and return then. I havent officially asked, Ive only been questioning it with a few close colleagues, and apparently the company doesnt have anything in their handbook about this.

    My question is, should I ask a manager more officially if anything like this is possible? Would it look bad (even if not possible)? It would also give someone else out there an opportunity for a job for a year.

    Anyone ever done this before?

    Thanks

    Lots have done this before... the question is whether it is worth their while holding a job open for a year with the risk you won't return.

    I personally wouldn't guarantee you a job on return... just tell you "let me know when you're back and we'll hopefully have a spot for you."

    If you are so awesome that you are worth holding a job open for you are good enough to find work without the job being held open.


  • #3
    dellas1979
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭dellas1979


    3DataModem wrote: »
    Lots have done this before... the question is whether it is worth their while holding a job open for a year with the risk you won't return.

    I personally wouldn't guarantee you a job on return... just tell you "let me know when you're back and we'll hopefully have a spot for you."

    If you are so awesome that you are worth holding a job open for you are good enough to find work without the job being held open.

    The job I do is very niche market.

    But what I am asking (not about my awesomeness), is would it look bad to even enquire? I love my job, Im good at my job, but Im not my job. There are lots of other things I want to do too :).


  • #4
    Nody
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    Sorry but being in a niche market just make it that much more unlikely you'd have a job coming back as they can't pull in someone from another department to cover easily and most likely need to hire someone new; never hurts asking but I'd make it a friendly question to the boss over coffee break more then anything else though.


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