Cool idea.
Here in the US we go the opposite way: even if you do find some way to take enough time off to accomplish something significant, there's a good chance your employer (legally) owns it.
Here in the US we go the opposite way: even if you do find some way to take enough time off to accomplish something significant, there's a good chance your employer (legally) owns it.
Seriously tho. When I was employed by them their agreements were by far most draconian compared to any other company I've worked for. Ridiculous.
Most companies I've worked did have a route to enable you to contribute to projects outside of work and still retain the rights. Tho the easiest route is to establish something within a domain you want to work and then state that on a "inventions and copyrights" pre-employment agreement. This will outright eliminate you from certain jobs but... That's the US for ya.
b) Define "something". If I take a year off to e.g. write a novel, do you really think that gap in my resume isn't going to affect me negatively if/when I start looking for jobs again?