tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post5115216810099015717..comments2023-12-13T08:45:02.282-06:00Comments on On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Will Furloughs Change the American Workplace Forever?Anitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-14063816625078609402009-04-21T14:22:00.000-05:002009-04-21T14:22:00.000-05:00Furlough = a leave of absence (often from the mili...Furlough = a leave of absence (often from the military) or a layoff. Sabbatical = a voluntary break from work. "Furloughs" are usually forced. Sabbaticals are not. Furloughs seem negative. Sabbaticals can change your life and your career. I'm being a stickler for semantics, I realize. But I love this post and don't want sabbaticals to be overlooked. The businesses that are offering voluntary sabbaticals as a strategy for temporarily reducing costs should be recognized - KPMG, Powell's Books, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and others (http://tiny.cc/JlYkp). I agree that time off (preferably in a large-enough chunk to do something meaningful) will result in higher productivity and innovation...and so much more. Thanks.Elizabeth Paganohttp://www.yoursabbatical.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-80602988620576544982009-03-10T16:08:00.000-05:002009-03-10T16:08:00.000-05:00Dan,One thing that has really struck me as I inter...Dan,<BR/>One thing that has really struck me as I interview people who have lost jobs is that so many of them believe they're going to be all right. They know they are facing a tough battle, but they believe that there's something they're going to gain from all this, rather it's a new perspective on having too much "stuff" in their lives, or an appreciation for the truly important things like friends and family. At the same time, I sense a steely resolve from many to create something new, to find a new path for their career. I think your term "creative destruction" is apt -- if history has shown us one thing, it's that this country is full of people that are innovative. I think this crisis will bring on even more of that.<BR/>Thanks for posting.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673125042097858304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-64341373588630997912009-03-10T15:53:00.000-05:002009-03-10T15:53:00.000-05:00As a result of the restructuring,some jobs will go...As a result of the restructuring,some jobs will go away permanently. But others will be created. Inevitably, there will be creative destruction--and more than in the finance industry. In a perverse way, we have Bush to thank for some of this.<BR/>www.danerwin.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579284890902840419.post-3371415695955123752009-03-10T07:50:00.000-05:002009-03-10T07:50:00.000-05:00We are also considering furloughs at our company a...We are also considering furloughs at our company and I think it will probably happen in the next month. I was really relieved when they decided to do this because it meant no one was losing their job. I'm not sure what I'll do on my time off since I'm not sure how long it will be, but I know that it will include some "me" time. I plan to read a book, go on a long walk and work in my garden if the weather is nice. It's so stressful at work right now that just like the women in this post, I'm lookinig forward to some time off. People really do work too much. And for what? To be laid off? I'd rather have a job where I had some balance in my life, and a lot of my friends feel the same.<BR/>RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com