Hacker News Reader

> First off, DON'T quit your job without having another already lined up. "A Bird in Hand is worth two in the Bush" and all that.

I would very much recommend against that. If you are burnt out, learning a new place of work and new collegues, new goals, etc. aren't going to give you opportunity for restitution.

Quit, with the only plan to not have a plan for 3 months. Then after 3 months, you can begin thinking about making a plan.

View on HN

this is purely a question of being able to afford it. To just quit, you should be able to afford living costs not just for 3 Months, but rather a year or so just in case you need more rest, and/or your search for a new job takes longer.

edit: didn't see it in OP's post, he's got the money. so maybe its a way for him

I disagree. You should line up a job with a start date that gives you a short break. At least for me, the biggest part of burnout is that you don't have hope. Why should I try hard if it's not rewarded? Why should I learn this new tech thing if I use the knowledge only once and then throw it away? You need that knowledge that the next job will actually be better, and to do that you need it lined up.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com