> The sheer number of software engineers who face burnout and/or have to take long multi-month sabbaticals to recover is shocking when compared to other industr

> The sheer number of software engineers who face burnout and/or have to take long multi-month sabbaticals to recover is shocking when compared to other industries where it's largely unheard of. Is there data to back this up? Also, if engineers do take sabbaticals at a significantly above-average rate, is that because others don't need them as much or because they don't have the financial resources and relatively easy ability to get a job post-sabbatical (speaking more historically than for the current hiring environment) that software engineers do? For context, I'm a PM who sometimes uses substances to help with work and has also taken a couple of sabbaticals, though I would not say the two are related. My sabbaticals aren't out of a deep need to recover from burnout, but because I'm very employable with plenty of savings. It's really nice to have a few months off, and interviewing is much more pleasant when it's your only job.