Quote:
Originally Posted by activeStick
Yup, it's an odd phenomenon of the west and seemingly supported by many. I've never understood it for the most part. If the year off is spent legitimately exploring potential career paths, then great. Not a fan however of 17 year old kids taking a year off to sit around at home doing nothing that relates to their future career plans or even worse, going on some backpacking expedition in Europe or SE Asia to discover themselves.
|
I think a backpacking expedition for a year is way better than a year spent watching Netflix in their parents basement. I've known people who have done both, and the "travel for a year" types often end up doing well, while the "year off" types seem to end up in a dead end job.