You might want to check out the nonprofit world. I've been in private and public sector IT and felt the same way you do. The public sector was frustrating. I co

You might want to check out the nonprofit world. I've been in private and public sector IT and felt the same way you do. The public sector was frustrating. I couldn't get into the private sector work, nothing I did was worth it. But I've found a happy place at a non-profit. It's a small place and doesn't suffer from the govt drag. I believe we all share a common mission, and I like that mission. The people I work with are all into it. It helps that I really like the people I work with.