I believe it. But, we also have no good way to distinguish between "guy who is so burnt out he can't write a for loop" and "guy who couldn't write a for loop u

I believe it. But, we also have no good way to distinguish between "guy who is so burnt out he can't write a for loop" and "guy who couldn't write a for loop under ideal circumstances." Even if we did, hiring someone that burnt out just doesn't seem like a great idea. You were a fundamentally different candidate after your forced health break. What do you think the odds are that, had you actually been hired while burnt out, that you could have succeeded at the job at Mozilla? Without the time off, I'm guessing those odds are low. I realize people have to make a living. Believe me, I do. And I don't think people ought to be as heavily penalized for needing to take extended amounts of time off work as they are. But, I also don't see what a company in a capitalist economy can do about it while still remaining competitive.