Has anyone taken a sabbatical before? Was it worth it? I know I will have to sacrifice some career growth opportunity.

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(not to say that short term you won’t take a hit, but finance is a marathon, not a sprint. Do what you need to get your emotions and energy to a level where you can sustain in this field).

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Thank you! Appreciate the honest advice.

I took one year (2 if you count the year of business school I tacked on) to strategize a career change. It wasn’t dead time - I traveled but also studied for CFA so I wouldn’t have a resume gap. My view at the time was better to clear my head and think properly about next steps than to jump into the wrong thing a second time. No regrets here - a decade later I’ve “caught up” to those in my age group even despite a few years in a different field and a year break.

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That’s great, I would love to do something like that.

I took a month long sabbatical earlier in my career to travel across Australia. It did not hurt my career growth in the least bit.

Australia is on my list!

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