Taking a Break from the Rat Race

Friday, August 12, 2005

Roughly ten percent of large companies now offer either paid or unpaid sabbaticals for employees. But Marketplace's Hillary Wicai finds out some workers use their sabbaticals to recharge their battery and look for a new job.

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