Re: Trouble in paradise?
From: Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 01:32:46 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <pan.2016.09.13.01.32.49_at_gmail.com>
>
> Almost.
>
>
> Once I had six months sabatical in my contract, just like everyone else.
> In the good, old, dot.com times contract. :-)
>
> IIRC, everyone got a right to six months sabatical after a certain (not
> very high) number of years of employment in the company. But I don't
> think the company lasted long enough for anyone to actually take the
> sabatical.
>
> But even outside of dot.com contracts, I don't think it's that hard to
> get six months or so every 3-5 years. The idea behind sabatical is that
> you're going to spend the time on something that you have a desire to
> work on and which is more or less related to what the company does (so
> only hiking probably isn't acceptable :-). And after you're back the
> company might profit from your sabatical, if the stars get aligned
> correctly.
>
> The whole thing is something like a combination of bonus and R&D
> investment.
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 01:32:46 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <pan.2016.09.13.01.32.49_at_gmail.com>
On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 20:15:20 +0000, Drazen Kacar wrote:
>> How does one take a sabatical? Does the company pay him to go hiking >> for a year?
>
> Almost.
>
>> I am not sure that any company would be so generous toward anyone, >> even toward a senior VP.
>
> Once I had six months sabatical in my contract, just like everyone else.
> In the good, old, dot.com times contract. :-)
>
> IIRC, everyone got a right to six months sabatical after a certain (not
> very high) number of years of employment in the company. But I don't
> think the company lasted long enough for anyone to actually take the
> sabatical.
>
> But even outside of dot.com contracts, I don't think it's that hard to
> get six months or so every 3-5 years. The idea behind sabatical is that
> you're going to spend the time on something that you have a desire to
> work on and which is more or less related to what the company does (so
> only hiking probably isn't acceptable :-). And after you're back the
> company might profit from your sabatical, if the stars get aligned
> correctly.
>
> The whole thing is something like a combination of bonus and R&D
> investment.
Well, you're right. I do sound a bit like conspiracy theorist, or at least a pessimist. The time will tell. I have no arguments for one side or another. However, that announcement was the day that Oracle world stood still.
-- Mladen Gogala The Oracle Whisperer http://mgogala.byethost5.comReceived on Tue Sep 13 2016 - 03:32:46 CEST