[zer00eyz]

You define yourself as "burnt out" and that you "want to take a break", and your manager is aware. Before you make ANY decision you need to follow your own advice and "take a break".

I highly recommend that you take some time off, and go do something altruistic. Build houses for habitat for humanity, go work in a soup kitchen, dig wells in Africa, what ever you can find that is out side your comfort zone, and more physical than mental.

If you don't have the vacation time to do it (or don't want to use it) then ask for a leave of absence. Your boss is going to probably say NO, and thats an off the cuff answer, but it isn't an accurate one. The cost of replacing you is higher (in actual dollars and intangibles, like productivity of new employees) than letting you take a month off (unpaid/ leave of absence). You may get the "it sets a bad precedent", the best response is to ask for actual numbers to replace you rather than a "feeling" about what might happen. If all else fails give notice.

If you do get the break, put a date on the calendar 2 years out. You can do 2 years standing on your head if you have to. Save as much money as you can and found something else!

As others have said your not going to make any where close to what your making at google at a "smaller company". Unless your ready to found another start up right away, it will be a LONG time before you see that kind of money again.