[hotpotamus]

> Go on holiday. At least two months.

If the OP is US based, then this may pose an issue as I'm not aware of any employer that would allow this, and presumably his family's livelihood and health insurance is dependent on his employment. A lot of that is an assumption, but quite a common situation.

[iLoveOncall]

The employer doesn't have to allow it if OP uses FMLA.

[hotpotamus]

I've encouraged a friend to do this for reasons of burnout, but he seems to think it's not feasible. I really don't know how realistic it is. For me, getting laid off with a decent severance and then finding a nicer (not so much in the money, but I do OK enough) employer has been really helpful for my burnout, but it has taken years to really get better.

[hotnfresh]

If the startup’s too small or too distributed, may not be available. 50 employees within 75 miles or it doesn’t apply.