Would you take a sabbatical from work?
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Would you take a sabbatical from work?
Would you take a sabbatical from work?
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My husband and I went to Hawaii in October. After hiking, snorkeling, climbing up volcanic cliffs and rafting in open ocean we felt better than we had in years. All the outdoor activity and dining on fresh fruit was so refreshing! I hadn't felt this good in a long time. Sadly it didn't take long to fall back into the cubicle rut and big city life but this experience has made me see how important it is to Sabbatical every week, on the Sabbath, and certainly at least once a year in a place like Hawaii!
Aloha!!
Get a life. I'm at work. I don't want to hear the one word of Hawaii talk you THINK you KNOW. You're in America, speak American
Payed vacation is one thing. Leaving your job for "rock climbing" or some crap like that is another. If you're working for me, you can do it between the hours of 8pm and 9 AM (when you're off.) Otherwise, better start buying lotto tickets. In this age of 55 hour work weeks, I don't keep republican schleps employed. "Oh I think I need to BREATH and LIVE! OO ME!" as if
@Jake Halsted
You said:
"Get a life. I'm at work. I don't want to hear the one word of Hawaii talk you THINK you KNOW. You're in America, speak American"
and
"Payed vacation is one thing. Leaving your job....."
First off you pathetic moron, they weren't speaking but typing. Get it right. Secondly it's spelled Paid, not Payed. You're not exactly the best person to insult someone's spelling or use of words. On a third note, Hawai'i is a state with the United States, so technically Aloha is also American. Who are you to decide what is and isn't American? Are you one of them Republican idiots with a God complex?
If someone wants to take time off, let them. What is it to you? There's more to life than being born, go to school for 22+ years (assuming you're going to college), work until 65, retire and die.
You're a pathetic example of what not to become. In fact I hope you reply to this. Seriously. With every word you type (not speak) you'll prove my point for me. Even though I've pointed this fact out to you, you're so stupid you'll most likely still respond.
Here's a thought for the others out there (too late for Jake, he's a pathetic lost cause). You only get one shot at life. Yes you have to work to pay for things like food and shelter etc... however don't forget to live. People like Jake have never lived a day in their life and never will, they only exist. Technically everyday we wake up, it could be our last. We never know when we're actually going to die. The fact is, and people like Jake don't realize it until they're on their deathbed or in the moment just before dying, we're all going to die. How do you want to live your life? Before the age of 25 I have already been to 22 countries on 5 of the Continents. I've ridden a camel around the Pyramids of Egypt until sunset. I've witnessed Stonehenge at sunrise. I've circumnavigated the globe. I first learned to open water scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. Life is what you make of it. People like Jake have made their decision in life and it's sad. But it's their choice. So what if they fire you? There are jobs all over the world with far superior bosses than Jake. His company probably goes through employees at a massive rate. They don't realize that re-training new staff eats into their costs. He probably doesn't even know what an Income Statement means without looking it up on Wikipedia.
Get out and live life. Today could be your last.
Cheers
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Yeah right. I ask for a sabbatical and they will shove a paper at me and point me out the door.