Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Holly Corbett covers bias, workplace culture, and social movements. More women may be taking a “radical sabbatical,” or a career ...

When you work in an intense field like medicine, your job might eventually take a toll on your mental health. In 2025, 49.8% of emergency medical practitioners reported at least one symptom of burnout ...

When I was officially awarded tenure in July 2022, it felt only mildly celebratory. I was mired in grief over the loss of my mother in January; she died just 10 days after the unexpected passing of my ...

Dara-Abasi Ita writes about trading and investing for Investopedia and Investing.com, and he is an editor at Lawverse magazine. He has written about financial topics, including private equity, asset ...

What is one expected to do during their sabbatical? I am currently on my first-ever research sabbatical. Before this academic year, I had never had the luxury of taking a break from my everyday work ...

Waiting tables is a classic side hustle for many students working to pay their way through college or graduate school. Matthew C. Batt was no exception: Through 13 years studying in various college ...

The latest idea for attracting and retaining employees in this post-COVID-19–pandemic era of the Great Resignation and “quiet quitting” is one that was usually limited to professors in higher ...

What if you could take a month — or more — off work and still get paid for it? We’re not talking about vacation days, but instead, paid sabbaticals. Originally, sabbaticals were most commonly given to ...