The Radical Sabbatical: The Millennial Handbook to the Quarter Life Crisis

by Emma Rosen

For fans of Tim Ferris's 4-Hour Work Week, Emma Gannon's The Multi-Hyphen Method and Otegha Uwagba's The Little Black Book, this is the careers book for millennials. So, you hate your job and your avocado obsession will apparently prevent you from ever owning a home? You are not alone; 72% of millennials want to change career completely. Every Sunday night we dread Monday morning and try to cover it up with Netflix binges and office beanbags. It doesn't have to be that way, and nor should it be. If you're feeling trapped in your job, The Radical Sabbatical offers a way to rethink your career and figure out what is right for you, by helping you identify exactly why you don't like your job figure out what you would like to do instead offering practical and realistic guidance on how to move from your current job to your dream job the importance of work experience at any age 25 career profiles of jobs that you've always been told aren't real jobs, from archaeology, tour guiding and blogging to alpaca farming, travel writing and being a movie extra how to network like a boss, including how to use social media to get a new job why a portfolio career might be the answer you've always been looking for how to start your own portfolio career This step by step guide shows you how to find the opportunities, time and the money to set a new course towards work that you love, while challenging us all to question our career assumptions. In this candid and inspiring, yet highly practical book, Emma sets out the crucial roadmap for overcoming the quarter-life crisis.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

202 pages, Paperback

Published January 3, 2019

Reviews

[Zoe Pillar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even if you don’t hate your job this book is full of invaluable careers advice, especially for freelancers out there. Inspiring.

[Ailin · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book has practical tips for tackling a career change that span the entire process from planning to leave one's current job all the way to developing a portfolio career. there's certainly a level of privilege involved, but i think many of the tips can be handy for anyone looking to quit a job that is giving them sunday evening dread.

while doing 25 odd work experience placements in a year is not an option for everyone, the underlying ideas of looking at what really motivates us when it comes to jobs, what kinds of boxes a vocation should tick, and how to diversify our experience are all relevant.

also, the statistics about lack of job satisfaction among millennials are astounding.

[Lisa San Martín · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought the author was incredibly impressive - she has worked out more at 25 than I have 10 years later. I enjoyed her approach to career change and it’s a nice mixture of practical, and story-telling.

It’s a very quick read, so I would have liked a summary of all of the careers she tried. Lots of the ones she described gave me food for thought.

[Kate Jenner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gutsy. I think the author should check her privilege though as I'm not sure she acknowledged this sufficiently. She worked hard, but benefitted greatly from her position.

[Natasha Giroux · Rating 5 out of 5]

I heard about this book through the Squiggly Career podcast at just the right time for me: I had been working with a coach on making change in my career trajectory and was at a cross roads where I needed some inspiration.

This book will really speak to many in their 20s who went to university, ended up in a ‘good job’ not long after and now wonder why they’re not happy. Not only does Rosen chime a note in this way, but the book is full of practical advice and inspiration for making a change and doing something about how you feel. Whether you want to try 25 jobs before you turn 25 or not, this book is exactly what most career-confused 20-somethings need to read right now.

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting mix of memoir and career advice, with some really useful thought provoking questions. The sections on the more systemic side of things (the future of work etc) left me wanting more, but the personal side has given me something to think about.

[Keith · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm either too old for this or not middle-class enough.

I don't know if it would have been helpful for me when I was younger either.

[Marius Colacioiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading it. Me personally didn’t found a lot of insights, since I am doing the job I enjoy and managed to reinvent myself along the way.

Good reading for someone in their early 20s.