Yeah, i was hit by lay off near end of 2019, and then i floated unemployed for a couple months...taking my time to find my next job, thinking that i should be more careful, and not just rush to the next job. Not knowing what i wanted to do next. So, i reflected on things a bit, decided that i hated corporate life, so took a job - still in digital/tech - but with a non-profit...thinking, yeah, i can still "do tech" but now i'll help the world! I took a 25% hit to my salary with worse healthcare coverage (the non-profit was significantly smaller size of an org. so healthcare costs were much more expensive). Well, that experience sucked greatly! While i did feel good for a few projects, gained a few good friends, and honestly there are some great people out in non-profits who are both smart and well-intentioned...i did not have a good overall experience. Honestly, non-profits sometimes are just like the corporate world in many ways, but with much less pay. Clearly, not all non-profits are like that...but my experienced soured things for me...at least for now. Maybe as i grow older and/or find a better organized non-profit, maybe i will go back...but for now, no non-profit jobs for me thanks!
Fast-foreward 2 years later, and i'm now back in the corporate world (ugh!), but at least making about 15% more than when i was hit by lay off at end of 2019. So, nice increase in pay, healthcare is not as great as back in 2019, but not as bad as the non-profit...but of course not happy. I don't know where I will end up next, but for sure the corporate world and most non-profits are not for me.