What an adult gap year really is: A planned project with purpose, timeline, budget, and re-entry plan, not an impulsive escape. Define the break in one sentence: Pick a primary goal (Rest, reset, reposition) and set a minimum success outcome. Put boundaries on time: Choose a start date and an end date so the break … Read more
Why this matters: Unused vacation pay is often money you already earned, but people lose it by resigning without checking rules. What decides payout: Policy language and local rules, plus whether time is accrued vs granted, and vacation vs PTO vs sick. Common traps: Unlimited PTO pays out nothing, notice-required clauses can zero out payout, … Read more
What garden leave is: Paid employment time after resignation where you are told not to work and usually lose system, client access. Why companies use it: Risk control for client relationships, sensitive strategy, code, pricing, sales pipelines, internal plans. Garden leave vs notice period: Notice is active work and handover, garden leave is separation while … Read more