I love this thread, thank you for posting it. It's awesome to see this stuff talked about, even if only online. I wish more work places valued this question. I

I love this thread, thank you for posting it. It's awesome to see this stuff talked about, even if only online. I wish more work places valued this question. I'm fine, though struggling a bit. I'm taking a long break to scratch project itches but other life priorities have made progress slower than I was expecting. But, I love those other priorities so it's stuck between clouds and a soft place! I understand I was very lucky to be able to take this break. There are a lot of comments in this thread I could identify with. Fingers crossed this becomes a regular Ask HN!