This is purely anecdotal, but I have a handful of friends who left google after their sabbaticals. They all explained it with some form of &quot;I was surprised how much happier I was when I didn&#x27;t have to go to work, and I didn&#x27;t miss it at all.&quot; A couple of them actually chose to not work at all for a while, and one started his own company (a small lifestyle business, not a unicorn-bound startup). Using the time to interview and heading off for another full time job is not a pattern I&#x27;ve noticed at all...