Yahoo

Whether it's a mini-sabbatical or an adult gap year, more people are taking extended work breaks

If you daydream about getting a break from work, you might picture two weeks of vacation or a long weekend getaway. But some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial ...
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I took a career break to travel in my 40s, but even that exhausted me. I reparented myself — and finally learned to slow down.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Himal Mandalia, 45, who lives in London. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I had a difficult childhood, and I missed a lot of ...
Forbes

How To Protect Your Career When You Take A Break

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Between January and August 2025, a national survey by Catalyst found close to half a million ...
Forbes

How To Turn A Career Gap Into A Selling Point Employers Love

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Caroline Castrillon covers career, entrepreneurship and women at work. Nearly half (47%) of U.S. workers have experienced career ...
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'Mini-retirement': Why young workers are taking career breaks instead of planning for retirement

For many younger workers, waiting until retirement to take time for themselves doesn't make sense. Instead, they're taking ...
Business Insider

I realized I only had around 1,000 healthy Mondays left, so I decided to quit my tech job

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lisa Fail, 61, who lives in Durham, North ...
The Business Journals

Strategies: Turning career breaks into breakthroughs

Whether you stepped away to raise kids, care for aging parents or pursue education it’s easy to feel like that time away caused you to fall behind in the workplace. Let's talk about a topic I don’t ...
Reader's Digest

The Answer to Burnout Is the Adult Gap Year—Here’s How to Take One Without Sabotaging Your Career

You're stretched beyond belief and not even close to retiring. The answer? It just might be an adult gap year. Let’s set the scene: You’re a hardworking nine-to-fiver who’s spent years climbing the ...
The Business Journals

Career gaps still carry stigma despite growing acceptance, report finds

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Career breaks — once considered a hiring liability ...
USA Today

Need a career break? Why you should consider an adult gap year.

When you think of a gap year, things like dingy hostels and oversized backpacks may come to mind. It’s typically seen as a rite of passage for youngsters just before or after college. Nowadays, though ...
Entrepreneur

How I Turned an Unexpected Career Break Into My Biggest Opportunity Yet

Career uncertainty and breaks aren’t setbacks — they’re opportunities to experiment, learn new skills and build small, tangible projects that can shape your next chapter. Meaningful connections and ...