How do you know if you're just burnt out or if it's time to leave finance altogether?

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I took a long 1 month leave of absence to try to treat burn out but now I’m kinda just feeling very unattached to the job. I don’t think finance is long term but idk wtf I’d do otherwise

I think taking a month of like above is the right way...or well, at least one way to figure it out. I took awhile off and found myself really missing certain aspects of it - like I don't actually mind the work, I realized the team was the problem but it gave me a starting point to staatrtl looking into other things

If taking a long rest doesn't seem to "cure" the burn out. I usually give myself a month to observe and study myself before I make the decision to stay or leave.

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