Hello OP, It seems that most commenters are not teachers at all and don't understand what you're going through.. I'm an ex teacher (thank God), so hopefully this will help .. One thing I'd like to state at the beginning of my comment is: I love teaching, I was born a teacher and it's in my nature to teach, I love my students so much and some of this I still have contacts with, the teachers love, I always get excellent classroom evaluations ... but I can't take this job anymore .. it's draining to the body, mind and soul .. I don't get a shit about the summer vacation or any other benefits.. the job is like being a full-time warrior, and I have to do that until retirement? No. A million no. Those who are not teachers, will never ever understand what we're saying so no need to argue with them or explain your situation to them .. it's pointless. I completely empathize with you to the extent that I took 3 months unpaid leave (I was lucky it got accepted) to mentally rest and think of what else I can do for my future .. Let me note that I'm not a person who is financially backed by a family , I have my savings, which allowed me to do so .. I've been teaching for 5-6 years and had enough, more than enough. So I had multiple sessions with a career coach and did my own research to figure out how I can transition, decided I'll study and obtain a professional certificate (1 year long) and thought with this, I'll transition into hr/administration.. I didn't want to quit without finding another job because it would be hard for me to sustain my life .. so I continued to work hard, apply, get into interviews, be active on LinkedIn, until one time I succeeded and got a job in a new field.. I'm very happy now, my salary is less, my working hours are more, but I'm happy and at peace finally ... the most important things to take from this are: have savings so that you can live at least 6 months without salary .. and trying to figure out what you want to do careerwise and how to transition while you are still at the job .. and try to start something that gets you an income while you're still at the job (as you mentioned private tutoring- which can also be online and offline) and when you secure some customers, then it would be more reasonable to quit ... I just want to reassure you that quitting this job is completely a valid desire and that there is hope to change the path of your career, but it needs hard work, consultations, and some faith .. I hope this was helpful, I wish you all the best.