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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by JoachimS on Saturday February 15, 2020 @03:51PM (#22337892)
Nope. It is a right, not an obligation. Your employer can't stop you if your want to test your wings. Though this has actually been around in some form for quite a few years.

I started my first company in 2001 by getting 6 months off from Ericsson. I wanted to during that time, Ericsson would have to allow me to come back and continue as an employee. Quit permamently after three months. Now I'm happily running my fifth startup.

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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by cookingrobot on Sunday February 16, 2020 @12:32AM (#22339957)
Why did you quit after 3 months instead of leaving that formality until month 6?

Also did you have any unvested compensation (stock awards, bonuses, etc) and what happened to them when you paused your employment?

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Re:Sweden gives employees unpaid time off to be entrepreneur... by JoachimS on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @09:20AM (#22356207)
I left formally after three because the new business was taking off that I couldn't see any reason to go back. Better to have 100% focus on the new business.

No bonus, stocks etc.

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