I have not left IT, however, I left the tech and any for-profit company. A year or so ago I came to the realization that working in big tech, although provided

I have not left IT, however, I left the tech and any for-profit company. A year or so ago I came to the realization that working in big tech, although provided a space to grow and challenge myself, the ultimate goal of what I did was meaningless to me. So I decided to switch over to the non-profit world (within IT). Although there are quirks for working at non-profit (limited resources for example) the workload was less stressful and the people you worked with was more reasonable in terms of timeline. The work that you do even though may not be directly contributing to the cause will have an indirect impact on the cause your organization is trying to improve.