If one has enough money and retirement savings to pad them through the next year, I'd highly recommend taking this tumultuous period off working in the corporat

If one has enough money and retirement savings to pad them through the next year, I'd highly recommend taking this tumultuous period off working in the corporate world. Burnout is devastating, it cause people to rage quit, it causes people to be unresponsive, and to quit in bad times when they don't have good financial position. The major points to remember are: There will always re-entry pains, but you will likely return refreshed if you take time off properly. Don't settle into the lure of doing nothing and not learning new skills during time off, just learn to do it at a good pace that fits you in between doing things you've always wanted to do while working. Many companies are running on duct tape, life is always a gamble. It's your responsibility to balance your own risk with reward, and to reduce life's costs, being in undesirable situations, and unpredictability, no employer will do that for you. Once you burn out, your stability and ability is completely thrown out of place, and you won't be able to maintain any work or life balance of your own. That's when things like homelessness and worse happen. It's important to work out a plan to never be near to, nor in, that burnout position. It's not easy if you're not wealthy I know, but you've always got to ask yourself if the people in life who ask you to do favors for them would do the exact same for you as a guide of who to trust... Life is unforgiving to people who don't have limits, ESPECIALLY during trying times. Being neither selfish nor selfless is the best way forward in tough times.