microretirement

Definitions

An extended break from employment.

countable, neologism, uncountable

Examples

“Though a few workers have⟳ committed to the microretirement lifestyle, more and more young people say⟳ they are open⟳ to the idea of taking extended breaks from work⟳ to volunteer⟳ or focus⟳ on "personal projects," WSJ noted, citing data from Handshake, a job database for college students.”

“Industries that enable employee microretirements typically share⟳ key characteristics: they offer⟳ flexible scheduling, remote work⟳ capabilities, project-based work⟳ structures and significant individual autonomy.”

“Anaïs Felt, a 31-year-old content creator based in the San Francisco Bay area, has “never felt better” after taking a microretirement this year.”

CEFR level