[shoo]

Looking for a new job is a great idea. Good on you for talking to recruiters. It is often easier to negotiate with a new potential employer who wants to bring you on board to help them fix some problem (e.g. filling headcount to deliver project foo on schedule), than to negotiate with a current manager who doesn't believe there is currently any problem to solve, and who might perceive your desire to move into a different internal role as creating a problem they would then need to fix. In larger companies you can sometimes arrange internal moves, this is often easier if you have the support of a new manager who wants to "pull" you into a new role in some other team / project, who is willing to negotiate with your current manager, but this situation doesn't resemble a small startup.

re: avoiding burnout

Set healthy boundaries with your work - if you're paid for 40 hours and not paid for overtime, work 40 hours then stop. Don't use your personal devices (phone / computer) for company comms. Keep company comms (slack, email, etc) restricted to company devices. When you've worked your shift for the day, turn the company devices off.

Regularly get exercise multiple times each week. Plan and do fun / social things each week that are unrelated to your work.

[proper_elb]

Thank you for the insights!