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JayhawkInMaine t1_iw84dmi wrote

Reply to comment by P-Townie in Salary in So. Maine by [deleted]

Sure!

$40k I was in the Army. $150k was a RF Engineer $20k was working with a non-profit for at-risk youth

Currently love what I do and have multiple streams of income.

Main job is $65k working at another non-profit & additional income is combo from a couple book royalties & coaching fees.

I earned a PhD in leadership and now help other nonprofits & individuals with various leadership and life choice/organizational direction issues.

All in all I was a great engineer, but I found fulfillment in helping others succeed in getting “unstuck” and being able to reach for the best version of themselves/their organization.

That’s the thing I’d do for free if all money dried up. I’m just privileged to be earning an income from it for the past 8 years.

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100pushupsaday t1_iw8mkaw wrote

When I read that you had earned a “PhD in leadership“, I was dubious. So before posting here about what a crazy ass thing a PhD and leadership is I looked it up. Seems like a PhD in leadership is actually a real thing and it seems pretty interesting at that. Thanks for helping me learn something today.

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JayhawkInMaine t1_iw8o2yj wrote

Thanks for keeping an open mind and not going on the attack first. The world needs more of that for sure!

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P-Townie t1_iw86fxr wrote

Thanks, always looking for ideas! I would like to take a pay cut to work for a non-profit as soon as I can.

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JayhawkInMaine t1_iw86ya7 wrote

It’s definitely rewarding, but the electric company doesn’t take feelings of fulfillment as payment. Arranging the budget to allow for a decrease is something that I wish I would have done BEFORE making the jump.

After a few hard years, we got things situated here so that my family of 4 can comfortably survive on relatively little… even with multiple special needs issues in the home.

Definitely doable, but takes focus to get there.

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fugensnot t1_iw8gr21 wrote

Idealist.org is the best place to start. Depending on wat you're doing, expect payment mostly in gratitude and free "-athon Day" t-shirts

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Alternative_Sort_404 t1_iwap97z wrote

Be wary and check them out thoroughly, though - some will use you up and spit you out, just like any other business…

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ppitm t1_iw8jxim wrote

I work in telecomm and everyone hates the damn RF engineers, haha

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