What is a career break and how do you ask for one?
After working in local government for almost 11 years, Jade Law was starting to wonder what else was out there for her. The 32-year-old from Brisbane/Meanjin says she decided to take a leap four years ago and have a career break. “I had heard of others in the organisation doing it, I got thinking, maybe […]
How to financially survive a job furlough
The government shutdown, which began Oct. 1, has left many federal employees out of work — but not necessarily out of a job. Instead, more than 700,000 federal workers have been furloughed, meaning they’ve been put on temporary, unpaid leave due to a lack of government funding. Nearly the same number are continuing to work […]