These days, retirement can come early.
A growing group of young workers in the workforce are taking a “micro-retirement” — also referred to as a “adult year” — for months or even years at a time to combat corporate burnout.
A distant cousin of a sabbatical, mini-retirement refers to young workers taking some time out of their careers to travel, focus on passions, or pick up a new gig while they’re young, in instead of waiting until their 60s.
Anaïs Felt, a 31-year-old content creator based in the San Francisco Bay Area, has “never felt better” after taking a mini-retirement this year.
“I have never felt healthier. I’ve never felt more at ease,” she said in a viral TikTok video. “It’s been great and I highly recommend it.”
In the caption, Felt noted that the vacation is “totally worth it” if you have the money. She is “childless” and had saved “a significant chunk” of funds before leaving her 9-to-5.
In a follow-up clip, the former Silicon Valley product manager explained that, on the 10th anniversary of her career, she was dealing with burnout, which plagues roughly 44% of American workers, according to a survey by the Society for Resource Management Human.
@anaisfelt If you can swing it, it’s totally worth it. I should note that I paid off 70k of my student debt and saved a significant chunk of $$ before taking the plunge. I am also childless. I come from a low income background and am the first person in my family to go to college and do it… so it is possible with the right strategy, courage and persistence.
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@anaisfelt In reply to @cmvillanueva I’m a product manager in tech working in Silicon Valley and my job is very demanding so it’s common for people to take time off between roles to fully recharge. I hit the 10-year mark in my career and felt very physically and emotionally burned out and needed time to recover and rest before jumping into my next role. I also wanted to take time to evaluate my life and figure out where I wanted to take my career for the next 10 years and the time off has given me time and space to think about all of that.
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Felt, who said she couldn’t bring her “best self to work” if she kept switching between roles, is part of a growing movement of young professionals taking months off to focused on health, wellness and more.
Morgan Sanner, a 27-year-old human resources worker in Ohio, told New York magazine’s The Cut that she felt inspired to follow in the footsteps of other people — who she noticed were “taking significant breaks” from their careers – after they went abroad. for the first time.
“I think Gen Z is interested in less traditional employment models, in general,” she said.
“For example, we are much more likely to be freelance or contract than previous generations. I hope that as we become a larger part of the workforce, small pensions will become more feasible and more normalized.”
Brittany Foley, 26, who used to work as a consultant in Boston before retiring, decided it was time for a so-called gap year since she “doesn’t have any kids or other dependents,” she told The Cut.
“With other people my age, there’s so much pressure to follow promotion cycles and promotions, and everyone is so burned out,” she explained.
She started her mini-retirement with a year’s worth of savings and a part-time gig as a waitress, paying off her health insurance and moving into a more affordable apartment while she spent time off writing her book. .
At the time, she was preparing to pitch her book to agents as her funding dwindled — and she feared her sabbatical wouldn’t work in her favor when she returned to the consulting world.
“I wish I could become a server or do some other non-corporate job if it wasn’t this uncomfortable,” she said. “Working part-time to support yourself and pursue other passions should not be a mark against you.”
Jes Osrow, co-founder of consulting firm The Rise Journey, recently told Business Insider that it’s important to think about what it means to return to your previous industry.
“Is it coming back with a new skill set, or when you’ve reached a certain financial benchmark?” she told the newspaper. “Setting these goals helps ensure your time off is meaningful and purposeful, giving you clear metrics to measure success.”
Cara Nicole, 28, told The Cut that “it’s about how you sell it.”
“We need to be able to communicate to a hiring manager, ‘Hey, I took this time to refocus, and now I’m coming back with more energy than ever, knowing that this is exactly what I want to do. do and where I want to do,’ she explained.
She also believes there is no time like the present when it comes to retirement.
“I’ve known people in my family who have planned their retirement for decades, only to die right before or right after. Or they got sick in a way that prevented them from traveling the way they wanted to,” said Nicole.
“The reality is, yes, there is a trade-off for not bringing in revenue for a period of time. You don’t want to go through life. But you also have to accept the reality that one day you’re going to die and you can’t take your money with you.”
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