Atleast he know what he want and demand. Not like old generation..give me what we agree and negotiate until cow come home only to realize kena sailang when other collegue getting higher and doing lesser.

Atta boy

Blue collar or white collar?

Also, 11 months break is acceptable if reason make sense (career break, personal life, take care of sick family members). Sometimes people just need to take time off to focus on things in their life other than work.