Take a sabbatical

AS millennials face up to the idea of a career ultramarathon stretching into their 70s and beyond, research from Gatwick Airport has revealed that more people than ever are seeking ways in which to take their foot off the accelerator and re-charge their batteries; with those in engineering (44%), finance (28%) and hospitality (27%) most likely to need to take a career break.

With an increasing number of Britain’s ‘Gen Y’ professionals taking early career sabbaticals to travel across the globe, more than a quarter (26 per cent) of career breakers said they didn’t like the idea of working continuously until they retired, while the same number said they needed to get away because of the stress of work.

The increasing flexibility of modern attitudes to work, coupled with the perceived stresses of building a career mean that millennials are six times more likely to take mid-career breaks than previous generations.

Almost two thirds (60%) of 25-39 year olds said they either have taken or will take an extended break from work before they turn 40. This compares to only 9% of previous generations (those over 40) who opted to do so.

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