I'm going through this crisis as we speak. I was lured to IT during/after high school, and it seemed ridiculous to go to college at that time. Eventually I wa

I'm going through this crisis as we speak. I was lured to IT during/after high school, and it seemed ridiculous to go to college at that time. Eventually I was persuaded to take classes after work, and managed to knock out most of the degree (PoliSci) alongside my full time job. I had an opportunity to do some consulting work for an NGO in Amsterdam while studying there, so I took it. Changed my life. Now I'm finishing a Masters (back in Holland) and trying to decide what to do. IT work makes me happy in that I have a high sense of confidence about my work, and of course it pays well. But something's missing. A cushy IT manager position doesn't bother me... but remaining there in 20 years does. Making the leap to some vague non-profit job is also scary as hell, but sexy from some sort of greater-good point of view. Unlike my IT capacities, the tools I gained from university are (mostly) soft skills that aren't directly applicable to specific job functions. I've shared these thoughts with many professors and industry mentors, and one thing I will say is that many of them view the world as pretty polarized between "Enterprise" and "Altruism". For my sake I'm hoping it isn't really so.