Not exact matches
Tara Russell, a life sabbatical and long - term travel coach based in San Francisco, says the concept goes by
different names in
different circles: gap years for young people; mini-retirements for those inching toward traditional retirement age; sabbaticals for
academics and professionals.
The decision, which has drawn protests from
different groups and civil societies, has generated controversies within the
academic circle.
Postdocs who have been in the
circle for much longer than that — some have been postdocs for 15 years — have «got into that bit of a rut where it's going to be quite hard for them to leave and go and do something
different» from
academic work, he says.