Any advice on taking 3-month unpaid leave after working for less than 2 years?

Hey there Anon! It would really depend on the reason that you are taking this unpaid leave, and why you are doing it! :) And of course depending on what industry you are in as well. (highly subjective on how the employers are forward-thinking or modern enough).

As an employer ourselves, here would be some really good reasons:

• Learning a new skill
• Learning a new language
• Upgrading your certification
• Explore the world and broaden perspectives, currently burnt out (this is subjective and whether your company requires you to currently chiong)
• Taking care of sick family member (sad but happens alot)
• Recovering from some illness (also sad but heppens)

Some bad reasons or things you should not consider:

• Because you want a break for the sake of it
• Because you are looking to jump elsewhere to another place
• Any other non personal or job related reason Hope this helps in one way or other!

Unpaid leave would normally need management approval and some might even need to write a report to justify them having the headcount but does not work physically for three months.

Regardless of how many years you have been in the company, most will not allow you to do so.

Your colleagues might follow suit especially if they are travel enthusiastic or whatever and it won't be fair to your colleagues to cover your work whilst you are away.