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When was your last sabbatical and how long was it? You might just need a vacation. There could be a middle ground where you don't have to quit your job and that your employer would be happy to accommodate (if they care about their employees).

Could you arrange with your boss to take a month off to resource yourself?

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I haven't taken any time off since I began working. I have taken several vacations over the last 5 years, between 3-10 days in length (some variance in types, destinations, etc.).

> There could be a middle ground where you don't have to quit your job and that your employer would be happy to accommodate (if they care about their employees).

I would love to discuss this type of exchange - how should I approach this with my current boss? My team has about 5 people but about 10 peoples' worth of incoming work - we are all feeling the pain. I'm fully ready to amicably part ways & not come back - but it seems like it's common to come back to the place one departs from.

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Several years ago my friend told his manager he was quitting and left to hike the PCT for 6 months. Not long after he finished up his old job got in touch for contract work, and has been doing that since. He does a form of tech/PM consulting, not development, but I could see something similar happening in your case if you did the same.

You could frame it to your boss as you're leaving to take off time for a couple of months and just mention that you could be interested in coming back and go from there. Obviously no guarantees in either direction.