If I may....
I'll liken it to similar experience as a technician for the Navy/Grumman. I spent 6 years in the Navy as a Weapons System Technician on F-14s.
The IWT shop dynamics would change as personnel rotated in and out. As I'm sure it did when I rotated out. I was a darn good tech, even by Navy standards.
Then I got out, and went to work for Grumman, and became an even better tech, one of a handful that were in great demand. We were a core group that worked together for the better part of 16 years. As the incredible Tomcat grew, adapted and became an extremely versatile piece of equipment, so did we.
I spent the latter years working in a RDT&E squadron, directly with sailors coming from throughout the Navy, with diverse experiences. As constants in the IWT shop, myself and my coworkers were in place for a much longer period of time than would be experienced by active duty personnel or reservists.
The overall feeling of the shop would change. It had to because of the influx and transfer of personnel. Some had prior Tomcat experience and only had to learn the peculiarities of our birds. Some were good techs with no Tomcat experience, and some were just plain awful with no desire to learn, or only willing to get by with the minimum required to stay under the leading chiefs radar....
As we were leaned upon heavily to keep these aircraft operating, modified and in a "Fully Mission Capable" status, it was easy to get "burned-out" in dealing with some of these people.
Occasionally, it was nice to get a modification that didn't involve working with the sailors, or a gripe that enabled some one-on-one time with one of the "good" ones and not be concerned with the rest of the day-to-day dealings....
And then there were the personal relationships, watching some of the antics these kids would get up could be downright maddening, and in a few instances involved either trying to give some sage advice/counsel, or actually informing senior personnel of questionable or dangerous/irresponsible behavior.
As constants, and being older in general, we did have an almost "parental" influence at times.
So I can see where one that has been around a particular forum of BFC could become weary or perhaps even despairing at times, and just needs to take a break.
Sometime you just need to change the horizon for a while, focus on other things, and come back when you feel ready. Or not.
Basically, I'm hip, Nick. I'm just thankful for the wealth of info and advice available here, provided by yourself and others.
I hope this made any sense at all, and apologize for the minor wall-o-text.
Alan