A program offered by a company to let an employee take an exteneded leave from the company. This can either be a paid or unpaid leave depending on the company's policy. It is typically offered to employee after they have been at company for more than a few years.
Example: One of the special perks that the company offered employees who worked at the company for more than 5 years is a sabbatical program. This gives the company's employees the option to take an unpaid six month leave of absence with the opportunity to return to the same role after the employee's leave.
Variations: sabbatical leave, sabbatical policy
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Question: What does "Calendar Invite" mean?
(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
(C) When a person has available time on their calendar to meet with you.
(D) When a person does not have any time to meet with you.
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Date: 04/27/2024
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Sabbatical Program." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1322. Accessed 04/27/2024.