Before you quit your job – have you considered leave without pay?
Taking an unpaid sabbatical from a full-time career can be the best of both worlds, giving you freedom to fly with the cushion of an underlying safety net.
We’ve all had the feeling at some point in our careers. That sense of burnout, of physical and emotional exhaustion – with a side helping of a loss of personal identity – that leads to idle daydreams about quitting your job, following your passions and living your #bestlife.
But before you hand in your notice to set up that bagel-baking food truck you’ve always dreamt of, there might be another way.
Matt TefferProduction editorMatt Teffer is a production editor and writer with The Australian Financial Review, and reviews live music for The Sydney Morning Herald. Email Matt at mteffer@afr.com
