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To: Neocon who wrote (51566)	6/20/2002 3:06:15 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (2) of 82486

I do know of places where sabbaticals are automatic One place I know of is Intel. My son-in-law works there, and was granted a sabbatical after about seven years. I don't recall the duration, but it was at least three months. This happened before the market crash, and I don't know whether that killed the idea for the time being. His sabbatical was not for doing research ... but for "renewal." This idea was something that was migrating from academia to business a while ago, when times were good. The thought is that is if you are doing intensive innovative work, you will tend to go stale unless you have occasional extended time-outs to allow the creative juices to regenerate. A similar idea that was happening in business, and still may be, was to give sabbaticals for executives to spend some time doing something entirely different from their work, such as community service ... kind of the same idea as Jimmy Carter and the Habitat thing. These ideas are not like a stock-option benny that gives executives yet another cushiony perk ... but rather a recognition that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. The firm is still looking out for its own interests but in a more in a more enlightened way.

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