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Workplaces for Sabbaticals (2009 archive)

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Company Length Compensation Location Industry
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Edelman 3-6 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
Joie de Vivre Hospitality 4 Weeks paid North America Hotels/Restaurants/Leisure
Vauxhall Varies Weeks unpaid Europe Automotive/Transportation
Unicef UK 4-52 Weeks unpaid Europe Nonprofit
The Sun 4 Weeks paid Europe Media/Publishing
Stategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) 12 Weeks paid North America Nonprofit
Stayner, Bates & Jensen Varies Weeks unpaid North America Accounting
Quad/Graphics 4 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
Norton Rose 2-12 Weeks partial Europe Legal
Macdonald & Company 4 Weeks paid Europe Business Services & Supplies
Linear Technology 4-6 Weeks paid North America Technology
Linklaters 8-12 Weeks partial Europe Legal
Lane4 4-12 Weeks partial Europe Business Services & Supplies
John Lewis Partnership 24 Weeks paid Europe Retail
Guardian Media Group 4 Weeks paid Europe Media/Publishing
Goldman Sachs 24-52 Weeks paid North America Banking/Investments
Genentech 6 Weeks paid North America Drugs/Biotechnology
Epic Systems 4 Weeks paid North America Technology
Daxko 4 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
Container Store 2 Weeks paid North America Consumer Products
Charles Schwab 4 Weeks paid North America Banking/Investments
Brogan & Partners 4 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
Boston Consulting Group 8 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
Hammonds Varies Weeks unpaid Europe Legal
William Mills Agency 3 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
United States Navy Up to 156 Weeks partial North America Aerospace/Defense
Timberland 12-24 Weeks paid North America Consumer Products
Standing Partnership 8 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
SiRF Technology 5 Weeks paid North America Technology
Shearman & Sterling 4 Weeks paid North America Legal
Seventh Generation 8-16 Weeks paid North America Consumer Products
Segal 4-8 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
Seattle-Northwest Securities 12 Weeks paid North America Banking/Investments
S.C. Johnson & Son 8-10 Weeks partial North America Consumer Products
Russell Investments 8 Weeks paid North America Banking/Investments
RSM McGladrey Up to 12 Weeks partial North America Accounting
Rossetti Up to 12 Weeks unpaid North America Construction/Real Estate
Reznick Group 6 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Recreational Equipment (REI) 4 Weeks paid North America Retail
Random House 4-7 Weeks paid North America Media/Publishing
QuikTrip 4 Weeks paid North America Retail
Procter & Gamble Up to 12 Weeks unpaid North America Consumer Products
Plante & Moran 4 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Perkins Coie 8 Weeks paid North America Legal
Peace Over Violence 6 Weeks paid North America Nonprofit
Patagonia 4-8 Weeks paid North America Retail
NRG 4 Weeks paid North America Insurance
Nike 5 Weeks paid North America Consumer Products
Newsweek 24-52 Weeks partial North America Media/Publishing
New Leaf Community Markets 4 Weeks paid North America Food/Drink/Tobacco
Net Atlantic 12 Weeks unpaid North America Technology
Mortenson Construction 8 Weeks paid North America Construction/Real Estate
Morningstar 6 Weeks paid North America Media/Publishing
MITRE 8 Weeks unpaid North America Nonprofit
Men's Warehouse 3 Weeks paid North America Retail
Menlo Innovations 12 Weeks unpaid North America Technology
McGladrey & Pullen 4-12 Weeks partial North America Accounting
McDonald Jacobs 6-12 Weeks paid North America Accounting
McDonald's 8 Weeks paid North America Food/Drink/Tobacco
Logos Research Systems 4 Weeks paid North America Technology
Linchris Hotel Corporation 12 Weeks paid North America Hotels/Restaurants/Leisure
Ketchum 4-7 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
Intel 8 Weeks paid North America Technology
Hutchinson Black and Cook Up to 52 Weeks paid North America Legal
Hotel Equities 12 Weeks paid North America Hotels/Restaurants/Leisure
Hopping Green and Sams 24 Weeks paid North America Legal
HLB Tautges Redpath 8-12 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Hallmark 24 Weeks paid North America Consumer Products
General Mills Up to 24 Weeks partial North America Food/Drink/Tobacco
Foley and Mansfield 12 Weeks paid North America Legal
Fleishman-Hillard Up to 13 Weeks partial North America Business Services & Supplies
Farella Braun & Martel 4-12 Weeks paid North America Legal
Eide Bailly 6 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner and Hottman 3 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Drivers Jonas 12 Weeks unpaid Europe Construction/Real Estate
Deloitte Up to 24 Weeks partial North America Accounting
Coblentz , Patch, Duffy & Bass 12 Weeks paid North America Legal
CMS Cameron McKenna 12 Weeks partial Europe Legal
Clif Bar & Company 6 Weeks paid North America Food/Drink/Tobacco
Clark Nuber 12 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Citrin Cooperman 4 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Cascadia Consulting Group 4-12 Weeks partial North America Business Services & Supplies
Bureau of National Affairs Up to 24 Weeks paid North America Media/Publishing
Blue Cross Blue Shield 4-6 Weeks paid North America Insurance
Blast Radius 4 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
BKD 4 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith 4 Weeks paid North America Accounting
AvalonBay Communities 6 Weeks partial North America Construction/Real Estate
Autodesk 6 Weeks paid North America Technology
Arrow Electronics 10 Weeks paid North America Technology
Arco Construction 4 Weeks paid North America Construction/Real Estate
AppRiver 4 Weeks paid North America Technology
Anderson ZurMuehlen 6 Weeks paid North America Accounting
Ammex 3 Weeks paid North America Business Services & Supplies
American Express Up to 24 Weeks paid North America Banking/Investments
American Century Investments 4 Weeks paid North America Banking/Investments
Alston & Bird 4-16 Weeks paid North America Legal
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 4 Weeks paid North America Technology
Adobe 3 Weeks paid North America Technology
Addleshaw Goddard Up to 12 Weeks unpaid Europe Legal
Actel 6 Weeks paid North America Technology
Accenture 4-12 Weeks unpaid North America Business Services & Supplies
Abacus Planning Group 4 Weeks paid North America Banking/Investments
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