[shoes_for_thee]

I fully agree with you. When it comes to technical problems, I find the conscious mind is useful for absorbing the facts of the matter, but the subconscious seems to do most of the heavy lifting. It does the heavy lifting better when it's given space to work.

& thank you. It's far from a dream job but it will buy some time.

[asdfman123]

Good luck. It might be a good move. As long as you keep learning and moving forward, you're going to get where you need to go - even if it means a temporary income reduction or loss of prestige. Those things don't matter but your mental health does!