Looking for some general advise. Been in consulting for 5 years and am totally burnt out. I feel like I need a 6 month hiatus to focus on myself and mental health. Not sure what my life passion is. Any thoughts on how to get a mental reset, find a less stressful career, and build a passion at the same time. Any thoughts welcome :)

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Does your firm offer sabbatical at 5 years?

Don’t believe so

I would recommend a sabbatical where you solo travel and you can think about what you really want to do next, my guess is you probably won’t want to go back to consulting but at the same time maybe Al you really need is a long break

Appreciate the recommendation. The standard 1-2 week pto isn’t enough to recover from multi year burnout

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Take a long term leave of absence

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