Mr K. was looking forward to his change of job;
he had been dissatisfied for a long time.
There was only one small problem: the holiday in Corsica that had already been booked.
He couldn't change easily and go on vacation straight away!
He quickly came up with the solution: he resigned on June 30th.
and told the new employer that he would not be available until August 1st.
to disposal.
A month's break – Mr. K. could afford it.
He was a manager, his wife earned well, he received 13 monthly salaries - what spoke against that?
Nadine Bos
Editor in business, responsible for "Career and Opportunity".
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A lot, the consultant from the health insurance company explained to him.
"You're not always busy.
Have you registered as unemployed?” Mr. K. said no, without understanding.
He resigned after more than 10 years and was not entitled to unemployment benefits.
The health insurance woman sighed until it occurred to her that Mr. K. could temporarily take out insurance under his wife's family insurance.
When Mr. K. inquired about a construction loan for a possible house at the new place of work, the bank advisor was initially very open.
Income and savings looked good, but the conversation stalled when he casually mentioned the month off work.
"You're not always busy there!" the lady complained.
That is a problem.
"Why?" Mr. K. asked, and she babbled something about automated systems for determining creditworthiness and a "traffic light" that then quickly switched to "red".
The conversation with the provider of the company pension was hardly better.
Take the entitlements with you, yes, yes, that's fine, but who pays for this one month of "non-continuous employment"?
When July came, Mr K. was enjoying the sun in Corsica.
The rest of the time he worked as a house husband.
He cooked every day, took the children to sports, sorted out unusable clothes, worked in the garden and repaired his bicycle.
In short: Mr. K. felt constantly busy.