11 companies that pay you to take a big break
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But here are 11 firms that offer sabbaticals with full or partial salary, plus benefits and paid vacation days.
Companies that pay you to take a big break
Only a minority of companies offer sabbaticals. And many that do offer them unpaid. But here are12 firms that offer them with full or partial salary plus benefits on top of any paid vacation the employee gets.
| Company name | How long? | When eligible? |
| Adobe Systems | 4 weeks | After 5 years |
| 5 weeks | After 10 years | |
| 6 weeks | After 15 years and every 5 years thereafter | |
| Autodesk | 6 weeks | Every 4 years |
| Baker Donelson | Each case treated individually | Each case treated individually |
| Genentech | 6 weeks | After 6 years |
| Hyland Software | 4 weeks | After 8 years |
| Intel | 8 weeks | After 7 years |
| Kimpton Hotel & Restaurants | 4 weeks | After 7 years in eligible position* |
| Perkins Coie | 8 weeks | Every 10 years (attorneys); every 13 years (other staff)*** |
| Plante Moran | 4 weeks | After 7 years |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | 4 weeks (of which 1 week must be paid vacation time) | After 5 years (sr. manager or director); after 7 years (managing director) and every 7 years thereafter |
| Rackspace Hosting | 8 weeks, half paid** | After 7 years |
| REI | 4 weeks | After 15 years |
*For general managers, executive chefs, regional directors, and home-office director level and above.
**Rackspace workers can used earned time off for 4 of the 8 weeks.
***Non-exempt employees.
First Published: September 12, 2014: 11:11 AM ET...
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