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How to ask for extended time off before burning out

I work as a business analyst The company I work at has 1k employees and is global. My office is in Houston There's 7 other BAs on my team I have been at this company and in this role for 6 years We have 'unlimited PTO', and I have used 5-6 weeks each year I am burning out and need an extended break of around 5-8 weeks. The only time I've missed work was in 2017– I missed 2 weeks due to surgery. I hope to take this time off in May or June I considered quitting, taking several months to recharge, then searching for a new job when I'm ready– but my research indicates that it's significantly more challenging to get a new job when you're unemployed vs employed. So I'd prefer to avoid that path Looking for feasible ideas on how to approach HR. I'm 90% certain that…


  • I work as a business analyst
  • The company I work at has 1k employees and is global. My office is in Houston
  • There's 7 other BAs on my team
  • I have been at this company and in this role for 6 years
  • We have 'unlimited PTO', and I have used 5-6 weeks each year
  • I am burning out and need an extended break of around 5-8 weeks. The only time I've missed work was in 2017– I missed 2 weeks due to surgery. I hope to take this time off in May or June
  • I considered quitting, taking several months to recharge, then searching for a new job when I'm ready– but my research indicates that it's significantly more challenging to get a new job when you're unemployed vs employed. So I'd prefer to avoid that path
  • Looking for feasible ideas on how to approach HR. I'm 90% certain that if I just told them I wanted 8 weeks off UNPAID, they would agree. My finances are fine and I could do that, but ideally I want to get paid

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