I’m burnt out and planning to leave my job soon to recharge and freelance for a few months. Am I crazy? I feel good about it but once in a while I second guess if I am doing the right thing...

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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

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Thanks for the boost

Always choose happiness over work

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You’ll be fine. Put yourself and your health first, and everything else will fall into place.

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about to do the exact same thing for the exact same reasons, friend. see you on the other side!

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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.

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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

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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.

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.

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.

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