I’m planning on taking a 3 month unpaid break (LOA) soon. Are there any side hustles or freelancing gigs that people have done that leverage consulting experience? Would be keen to have something low stress to do to bring a bit of cash in

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My plan for LOA is to move to another country and learn a language

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Shouldn’t you use this time for healing?

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Most of it will be spent in deep recovery, dw!

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You need to ask for approval …. Unpaid LOA doesn’t mean you are no longer an employee. All the same restrictions still apply.

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You could use Upwork

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Why don’t you do mental health LOA and get paid by BCG. They can afford it.

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