Burnt out in my job

Hey guys:

I've been in my current role for 2 years, and I feel incredibly burned out. For the most part, it's the people - the work has not been super intellectually stimulating, and the people are a bit back-stabby/love putting others down. That being said, I know this is kind of normal in PE industry. 

I'd ideally want more intellectual stimulation, and less bs from people (more gentle team). I know HF can offer intellectual stimulation, but heard the people aspect are even worse. With 2 year PE experience on my resume, and if I'm not interested in corporate route, what are some other roles I can pursue if I want to optimize intellectual stimulation, with medium amount of stress, and relatively kind people? Would long-only equities be a good fit? What about some smaller IM firms that might have flexible mandate?

More importantly, those who are industry veterans - I feel like burnout is something that everyone experiences, how do you deal with it?

Thanks!

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