BurntSchnitzel

Hello HN'ers,

I'm a mobile developer, with solid backend skills. I've been working since past 12 years and have never taken a break. I'm now feeling the classic burnout, and my health and productivity is tanking. All the spare time I've, goes into managing my kids chores, and working overtime fixing broken builds/ code issues at the startup I'm working at. I would love to take 3 months break, as I feel that's best in this situation.

I live in Berlin, DE and is it possible to take a sabbatical/break due to burnout? Will the JobCenter support such endeavor? Do German companies support sabbaticals and is there any legal provision that could help me here?

Any help is sincerely appreciated.

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Best Regards/Veile Grüße A Burnt Out Developer.