It’s unclear what you mean here. You are a large system engineering lead with a lot of pressure, and would like to go back to making sketchy internal tools for

It’s unclear what you mean here. You are a large system engineering lead with a lot of pressure, and would like to go back to making sketchy internal tools for HR to relief the load for a while? That kind of thing? I’ve not been in that position, but if I was, I think I’d rather take a 6-month break and do nothing than spending 2 years at a desk doing meaningless work.