| Show F6 The Salt Lake Tribune Friday May 24 1991 Books for people taking time off Yen for time off is universal "I went back with a completely By Sam Hodges ORLANDO self-renew- 416 ad-7- k - 11" Unfortunately getting a leave of absence from work isn't easy — especially in a recession Employers are less likely to give a paid or partially paid sabbatical during tough times when they face pressure to cut costs and improve productivity "My impression is that they (leaves of absence) have been hit by the recession" said Bonnie Miller Rubin author of Time Out a 1987 book about how to pull off a leave of absence "Employers are less apt to bend over backwards for employees" IBM American Express Xerox and other companies listed in "Best Places to Work" surveys (such as one in Money magazine) offer leaves of absence or sabbaticals to veteran employees In certain occupations such as journalism there are fellow-I- ) ships available for time off to study at a university or to do research Still the Itradition is most solidly established for college professors Typically a tenured professor can apply every seven years for a half year off at full pay or a full year off at half pay But money is tight in higher education too and that affects sabbaticals "It's more competitive" said Richard Astro vice president for academic affairs at the University of Central Florida Astro said UCF grants about seven full-yea- r sabbaticals and seven half-yea- r sabbaticals each year That number has remained roughly the same in recent years though the school and faculty have grown along with the number of faculty members applying for a sabbatical Robin Chapman a news anchor at WESH in Orlando Fla took a year off between jobs Her marriage was breaking up contract talks between her and her station had broken down and she was having doubts about whether she wanted to continue in TV news So she left Washington DC for a cottage in Carmel Calif There she lifted weights every day took long walks on the beach did some writing watched movies and studied TV news objectively for the first time "I was trying to figure out what people did well and what they didn't do so well" It was watching the events in Tiananmen Square that convinced her that TV news however flawed offered an invaluable "window" onto world events She accepted her next job offer to become a correspondent in Washington for a TV news service 0 --- loto ea ' 411Ti "II mnsic — - IINGis - to ci 1 i 40RPPPomm1---potrop- s 1 421 M GIII 11101Vila) - 4341 (lig i 0 4 So 441:i:' a' Stat 7)S0 6 1 ipHil ' i : I : -- I NIk g I ''- - ---- 4 '4 4 " : 1 ' ''' 1 4 1 4 ' : ? --- - : i- § - ‘it - :71 - ' r7'" - ' I - t'74' 1 1 -- 40°6 ' t 3 - " ' T' ' - - ' - 114 'A2 '4 Fri 10 am - 9 pm Sat 10 am - 7 pm Closed Sunday Special Hours Mon 9 am - 9 pm ( j - 687 VI 11 1111i - ' ' i 1 - 11 41111Vol l B I G &If - AA- gg-- " ---- 1 4ii1) - 1 '''‘ t- SO 1 ± - : yr 1 t" i-- 4 ilt)!:-Doi(Z- 4 - Jkooff 44t 141P' ran IA - 4) I $54ranke S RTS OPS plystst (i 4 ts5kw TI lit - ti$ t - If for any reason you're not satisfied with your carpet we'll replace it! tI Here's the "fine see us for ' '' - - - - - A : - f ' 641"t:i'stfita16iJ-l'is1- ' ---- 1 'e ' A - oNip 0--- ki 1 !1 - 1‘ 11111'°- - :"44 - ( - - - "4° '' - l ' ' I! 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