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I just took 6 months off and recently found a contract for 3 days/week. It wasn’t that hard for me. Companies didn’t blink an eye when I mentioned a break due to burnout. I’m a 30yo software engineer in the US. I think I do have more risk tolerance than most, though.
I’m not taking a break “break” but taking a couple months slow to figure out my new environment and work on myself a bit.
I wish you all the best, do something you’ve always wanted to do. Don’t pay attention to other people and what they think, I can tell you that I spent too much time doing that. You seem to be doing great for yourself, so go for it!
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Just be sure that you are actually taking a break and not, as someone once put it, merely jumping back on to the productivity treadmill by replacing one type of work for another. That's not to say you should be spending all of your time watching streaming video, but don't devote all of your time to study or side projects. Add a lot of relaxation to the mix – perhaps a 75/25 split of relaxation and other stuff? Or maybe more.
Is that society as a whole, the people in the groups in which you circulate, or is it that you've been influenced (whether you meant to or not) by the warped ethos of hustle culture or the Always Be Grinding mindset? There's more to life than work, even in your 20s and 30s.
I just took 6 months off and recently found a contract for 3 days/week. It wasn’t that hard for me. Companies didn’t blink an eye when I mentioned a break due to burnout. I’m a 30yo software engineer in the US. I think I do have more risk tolerance than most, though.
Might I ask how you found a 3 day/week contract? That sounds perfect!