My wife has been on a paid sabbatical this year (during which she's finalized and released two novels that I've been on tech duty for—and am still so this weekend to finalize the second book's ebooks for submission to the ebookstores). Teachers in Ontario have something available called a four-over-five where they get paid 80% of their gross salary over five years, but on the fifth year, they have a sabbatical. After the fifth year, they are guaranteed a position (with no loss in seniority) in the same school they were in at the beginning of the leave.
In the year leading up to her leave, many of her colleagues said "you are so lucky." Her reaction was that it isn't luck, it's a choice. It's easier than people think it is (especially since Canadian teachers are generally paid well, and the fact that a 20% gross cut results in about a 14% net cut), but most people aren't interested in seeing what they can do.
When life tosses me a curveball, I bitch about it a bit—and then I get working on solving the problem I need to solve.
In the year leading up to her leave, many of her colleagues said "you are so lucky." Her reaction was that it isn't luck, it's a choice. It's easier than people think it is (especially since Canadian teachers are generally paid well, and the fact that a 20% gross cut results in about a 14% net cut), but most people aren't interested in seeing what they can do.
When life tosses me a curveball, I bitch about it a bit—and then I get working on solving the problem I need to solve.