[pct-l] Obtaining a leave of absence

[trail-name-soon]

Sara,

Think in terms of what value you will be adding to the company on your
return. This is the same as taking time off for a semester's worth of
graduate study - and this course is only offered from April to October. You
are paying the tuition yourself and you agree to return promptly on a
specific date.

Your boss should realize that you the company will be re-gaining a
physically fit employee who has a recent PhD in Self Motivation, Logistics,
Materiel Handling, Budget & Finance, Human Relations, Natural History, and
Land Navigation (at least).

If none of those are of benefit to your company, then you might spend some
time thinking about where you can market your newfound expertise.

If you really like this company and don’t want to jeopardize your
relationship, you might offer an alternate plan such as taking extended time
off to do two or three section hikes over the next few years. There are more
interruptions this way, but it is an alternative.

Good luck.

Hasta la pasta.



-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Sara Dyehouse
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:36 AM
To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Obtaining a leave of absence

For those who sought and were granted an extended leave of absence from work
to thru hike the PCT, what was your strategy?  How did you explain your
goal?  I seriously doubt my boss (in Florida) has ever even heard of the
PCT.  Did you take literature or a book to help explain?  I know my request
(to my boss) will come totally from left field.  Any suggestions?


      
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