Sure is interesting...hm, maybe I'll have another good look at the grass over here
Unpaid leave would be a possiblity, allthough I'm sure they'd put me in one of the other sectors upon return, because they're short of staff, and my current sector is not. And I like my sector
Human nature : wanting to have what you can't get ? I'd sure liketo try the Aussie lifestyle, because it seems so much more relaxed...and customer service actually means something over there ( what I understood from some Aussie colleagues ). Here, you should be grateful you're allowed to be a customer with any big firm/business etc... but this would take us off-topic.
An exchange program for 2 years or so would be great, but that's a far fetched dream, probably. We'll see...
Thanks for the replies..
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