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Oh get real, of course they do. Do a Google search for “CEO takes a sabbatical” for Gods Sakes. One of my personal heroes in the tech industry was a guy named Brad Silverberg. He was #3 at Microsoft under only Gates and Ballmer and he took a year sabbatical to ride his bike of all things.

As far as "there’s always a reason" I have to ask: Have you looked at what the symptoms are for the disease he has? Fatigue, Hair Loss, Urinary Tract Infection, etc... I’d take a few months off if I were him. It doesn’t mean he’s any sicker than he says he is.



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