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Coach
Nah burnout is tough but life is short and you gotta do you. Quit and don’t look back. I’d advise having a gig or two plus savings to fall back on but of course you know that. The freelance market is great right now if you have a half decent book and a good network
Thanks for the boost
Always choose happiness over work
You’ll be fine. Put yourself and your health first, and everything else will fall into place.
about to do the exact same thing for the exact same reasons, friend. see you on the other side!
Coach
Not a bad plan! Any chance you could take a sabbatical? I wonder if your work would let you take an unpaid leave for 3-6 months. That may allow you to relax without stressing about finding gigs.
Coach
Makes sense! Good luck my friend. Taking a break helped me reset my priorities immensely, hopefully it’ll do you some good too.
Freelance marker is great right now
Coach
This is very much the industry vibe right now. You're doing the right thing.
You are not your job. Go do it. You can always find another job, but you can’t get another life.
Mentor
I am right there with you. I am struggling hard with a very toxic manager but I feel trapped because I have a health condition plus a toddler so I can’t afford to not have health insurance or pay out of pocket for one.
Mentor
Yeah but from what I know, it’s not as easy as requesting it. There are no “reasonless” short term leaves, it’s either medical short term leave (to which there needs to be a valid medical reason) or unpaid leave.