Coffee Break: Kolton Booties

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1. Ideas for easy, shareable appetizers that are good room temperature/cold? Preferably something that can be purchased at a grocery store and I don’t have to make. Best I’ve come up with so far is a veggie platter and deviled eggs, which seems unexciting.

   1. A charcuterie board – cheese, olives, nuts, grapes, figs, meats, crackers, sliced baguette.

      1. +1

         I love these. Easy to put together. Can be fancy or Trader Joe’s inexpensive.

      2. Before anyone was talking about charcuterie, I routinely did a cheeseboard, courtesy of living a block away from a great cheese shop. I just followed their advice. One soft cheese, one sheep’s milk cheese (like manchego) and one veined cheese. If I had kids coming, I subbed a mild cheese like Muenster for the veined cheese. I either put out fancy seeded crackers or sliced baguette with the cheese.

         Add some fruit (often grapes), salted nuts, and green olives (pref castleveltrano) and you’re all set. I do not like to pile everything very close together – people need some elbow room to *ahem* cut the cheese. Nuts, fruit, and olives are in little bowls next to, not on, the cheeseboard, as are the bread slices/crackers.

         I’ve never put out more than this and everyone seems happy. This would be prior to a meal.

         If I’m having an appetizer only party, the calculus is different, but would also include the cheeseboard. I’ve never felt like fussy handmade appetizers really pay off, but people like cheese straws, mini quiches, stuffed mushrooms, and don’t forget mini pigs in blankets!

         1. I love your board description and agree heartedly. I would rather have a nice, normal cheese board than a crazy over the top charcuterie. I find those overwhelming and occasionally gross when weird foods touch for the aesthetics.

         2. I agree and will add that it’s better to precut the cheese as much as possible. A hacked-into block of cheese gets gross.

         3. I’ll cast a vote for this board formula but will add:

            If you can find or make a pepper jam (sweet with a bit of spice) pair that with a block of cream cheese and crackers or toasted bread slices. It’s always a hit with the adults and tweens around ours.

   2. Does making mean heating something up in the oven? The frozen food aisle will be very helpful to you
      Most do not have to be served very hot.

   3. Fruit tray, hummus & pita chips, veggies & ranch dip?

   4. Cheese and crackers or salsa and chips are popular for a reason

   5. pretzel bites with cheese and/or mustard — everyone loves pretzel bites!

   6. Bruschetta and crackers/bread/toast

   7. Chips and guac and add some salsa if you want to go the extra mile. Baked brie with apricot jelly or something on top. Store popcorn taken out of the bag.

   8. Insalata caprese.

2. Does anyone have a recommendation for a Medicaid/elder care attorney in South NJ? A friend is dealing with her mother needing to qualify for Medicaid so she can go into assisted living. Her only income is social security and she has no assets or other retirement.

   1. If she has no assets or income other than Social Security, I would not think an attorney was needed.

   2. Along the lines of the 2:36 comment suggesting an attorney may not be required, your friend may want to look into the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly – info here: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/doas/services/l-p/pace/. If your friend’s mother is in one of the areas served by a participating agency, that agency will have staff who are very skilled in navigating the Medicaid application process.

   3. Julie Williamson

   4. Adam Cohen at Begley Law group.

      He helped us with this exact issue and was just so kind and patient dealing with my challenging extended family.

   5. Medicaid only covers nursing home care (skilled nursing facility or SNF). They do not cover assisted living, which is a different level of care.

3. has anyone ever attended the national menorah lighting? i just booked tickets. i went years ago as a kid since i grew up in the DMV area and will be in town this year with my kids. any tips? we won’t go if the weather is super bad but idk when else we’d be in town for this event

4. DH is Chinese and we’re hoping to host a Lunar New Year party at our favorite dim sum restaurant. The catch is that DH did not grow up celebrating any Chinese holidays (it’s a long story). I lived in Asia as a kid and have some distant memories of attending Lunar New Year parties, but have never hosted one. If you’ve done something like this yourself, what would you suggest? Red envelopes for the kids? Decorations of any kind? We mostly want to introduce our friends to dim sum but we also want it to feel like a real party.

   1. I have two friends who do this every year! It’s always such a blast. They take different approaches.

      Friend A invites a group to a dim sum restaurant (usually around 10 of her closest friends). She wears extravagant red clothing and invites others to do the same if they want. She then orders for the table, and everyone shares the meal and has a great time. Friend pays for everyone. Kids are invited, but they have to be okay with this set up and no one gets “extra” presents.

      Friend B has the party at her house. She orders dumplings and a few other small foods from a local Chinese restaurant. She also wears red, but more low key. She puts chocolate coins into red envelopes and then puts a huge bowl of those for everyone to take as they wish. She has a toddler and for the past couple of years has had a kid friendly activity in a certain area of the house. She honestly doesn’t decorate much, but will usually put out a couple of items relating to the zodiac sign for the year. It’s a fun vibe for sure, but much more low key even though it involves a lot more people. It’s a drop in and out party.

   2. I think most people are familiar with dim sum, but sounds fun regardless!

5. Chapter 13 here. I was asked this morning to continue to post, so here’s a small update – I am officially in Year 3 of the 5 year plan. I’m struggling to save because I’m being crushed by the plan payments, but I’m staying afloat. I recently changed my direct deposit to split and deposit a small amount into a savings account at another bank, so I’m hoping that will help me build an emergency fund. I’m also listening to the Financial Feminist audiobook by Tori Dunlap. It’s ok so far (I’m on Chapter 3 out of 7 and not much of an audiobook person but trying to make myself finish it). I still struggle to budget and I think part of that is that I don’t write down purchases and assign them a category, so I don’t know how much I have left in each category. I recently purchased a budget spreadsheet from Etsy with a transaction tracker, so I’m going to start tracking each transaction and see how that goes. This has been a hard journey, but I appreciate your thoughts and support.

   1. love the idea about the second savings account!

      i’ve always found budget tracking hard because a place like Costco or CVS fits in a lot of different buckets.

      1. My solution for this is to have categories for “Costco” and “Target.”

         1. I just assign certain stores to certain categories and don’t worry about small inaccuracies. Target always goes in the “household” category even though I buy a few groceries there, because most of what I buy there is stuff like laundry detergent and paper towels.

   2. Thinking of you and cheering you on.

      No budgeting advice… just thinking of you.

   3. Cheering you on! Two thoughts for you: we’re heading into the holiday season and I can’t remember what initially put you in a tough financial position, but if it was consumer debt you may feel extra pressure to buy things this month, between sale prices and the feeling you need to give friends and family gifts. I just want to say that if a friend or family member didn’t get me a gift or gave me something homemade like cookies, I would not for a second judge them or think anything of it – even if I got them a gift or even if we had always exchanged fancy gifts before. I hope hearing someone say that will help you start to release any pressure you feel on yourself to give people gifts. Secondly, I hope the Etsy budget works for you but if not, before buying something else, google around. There are lots of free excel and google sheet templates for tracking transactions. I like one called pear budget, the blogger Em for Marvelous has one, and I’m sure a bunch others that are free downloads! If you struggle even more, you could try doing something called the envelope method and using cash. I did that maybe 5 years ago when I was on a strict budget and it was a good way to stay on top of exactly how much money I had for each category.

      You’re doing great!

   4. Thanks for posting! I am pulling for you BIG TIME and really appreciate each time you share an update with us. I am proud of you for your tenacity.

      I briefly used the cash + envelope system for budgeting, but it’s challenging to limit yourself only to cash instead of plastic. If you can pull it off, though, it’s a great system.

      As others have said, give yourself permission this holiday season to give gifts of handwritten cards that tell people what you really appreciate about them, or other low-cost gifts.

      Sending you big hugs. You’re inspiring.

6. Would you tell your staff member to go home if they got trapped in the office elevator? What factors would impact that decision (length of time trapped, number of floors dropped, extent of injuries, etc.)?

   1. Uh yes? I mean if this was one of those things where the elevator stalled for 30 seconds and it happens all the time, ok NBD. But the way you’re making it sound – if someone was trapped somewhere for 30 min, had to call for help, maybe got injured and or the elevator co or firefighters had to open the elevators to get them out, yes I’d be telling said person whether they were my employee or my peer to just go home and relax. This is assuming you are a regular employee not that your next cardiac surgery patient is waiting for a surgery they desperately need.

      1. agreed. (though perhaps the cardio surgeon can take a breather so they aren’t so ramped up before my surgery)

   2. What in the world? Are you seriously asking if there’s a number of floors dropped in a malfunctioning elevator that warrants leaving?

      If they want to go home, let them. If they want to stay, let them.

      This question is nuts.

   3. If there are injuries and the elevator dropped floors, yes. 100%. If they are just trapped and the lights are on and they get out without being pulled out in a scary way (hoping it doesn’t start suddenly and they are chopped in half, etc.), maybe no.

      1. +1

         I once had a coworker trapped coming back with his lunch takeout. The car was between floors (not a tall building, thankfully, although he was several floors up). He ate his lunch and we stood outside joking with him through the door that we hoped it wouldn’t be his last meal. Maintenance finally arrived, pried the doors open and hauled him out FAST. Those 5 seconds had us all wanting to swallow our jokes. All turned out fine but it was a very scary situation and sending him home would have been a wise decision.

         1. This happened to me a few years ago. I was trapped with lunch and my phone and I just took a little over 2 hours off before the doors were opened and they let me get out. I was basically all on one floor so I just had to step down to get out and I didn’t think about asking for the rest of the day off.

   4. this sounds like some kind of terribly hypothetical. if there are any injuries staff member should go see a doctor or go home. floors dropped sounds like kind of a scary thing – is staff member super shook up, then yes, they should go home. if they are stuck in the elevator for 5 minutes at 9am, maybe not, but if they are claustrophobic or something and it was a really stressful experience for them, then yes. i’d try to be generous/understanding to their needs.

      1. +1 yes, this is where the law of reasonableness applies, and it’s going to be individual to the person who experienced the event.

         Our elevators often get stuck and can jerk up/down (the worst, but building is under construction so we just deal). It’s not a fun feeling, but I’d side eye someone if they said that was a reason to go home. If someone got stuck for an extended period of time and it was perceived as traumatic by that person in any way, sure, yes. Go home and be understanding as an employer.

   5. What on earth do you do for a living that letting a shook up or possibly injured staff member leave would be SUCH an inconvenience? Hate to break it to you but most office jobs are not that important. Like the person above said – different calculus if this is your only on call cardio surgeon but like a biglaw associate or an insurance adjuster, come on, the work will be there tomorrow.

      1. I am not the manager in this situation. I’m just an observer watching it go down on another team and trying to decide if I’m being judgy or if the situation is really bananas.

         1. i would now like to know more details about the situation

         2. Not sure if you are being judgy but the fact that you asked this question means the situation is almost certainly bananas in some way, shape, or form.

            1. I tried to not give my own view as to not bias responses, but it lead to everyone assuming I’m an unhinged manager.

            2. I was actually assuming you were the victim and were trying to gauge if your manager was treating you fairly!!

               C’mon – we need the actual story!!

   6. This happened to a bunch of us at different times in our old building. It never dawned on us not to just keep on with our day but with more interesting stories.

   7. If trapped for under 3 minutes with nothing scary beyond “stopped elevator,” then I’d probably expect people to stay in the office. Maybe up to 30 minutes.

      ANYTHING ELSE, let them go home, goodness.

      1. This.

         Many years ago one of the secretaries in my law firm was coming back from a smoke break on the plaza (remember smoke breaks?) and the elevator dropped multiple stories and she suffered multiple fractures and was also trapped for a fairly significant period of time. She ended up getting a seven-figure judgment and was able to quit working. She swore it was worth it but wow I sure wouldn’t trade places!

      2. After even a few minutes, I would say someone claustrophobic would experience it differently than me. If I had to go to the bathroom, then I would experience it differently than I normally might. This is so individual. I’d err on letting the individual go home if they seem shaken up and request to get back online in a few hours after they’ve had a chance to settle if there is no physical or mental injury requiring prompt attention. (I say this as someone who worked the day after my dad died–but I recognize folks experience stress in vastly different ways. Someone in the middle of a mental health crisis is not going to be productive.)

   8. Dropping: anything more than a shake – like it drops a floor, let them go home.

      Any injuries – go home.

      Stuck for more than about 10 minutes: go home.

      Reality is, most people get an adrenaline spike and crash after those events. People can be mentally shot and if they aren’t getting work down, it’s better for them to be hanging out and watching TV, rather than worrying about not getting their stuff done.

   9. Getting stuck in an elevator is my nightmare
      At this point just hearing about it I would take the rest of the day off and the next day.

      I would probably call my therapist too

      I am not usually dramatic

      For reference I had a co-worker once miss weeks because the time change made her change her medication time and she needed to adjust and no one blinked an eye

      1. This coworker also seems bonkers. Does this happen 2x a year every year?

         1. I’m on a medication that has to be very carefully timed. The time change messes me up every year, twice a year. I have not yet taken a week off of work to deal with it, but I probably should. It takes 12 days to get back on a schedule I can deal with for the x number of months we are in that time frame. It’s not fun at all.

   10. Also you really don’t know what people are dealing with
       My first job was in a skyscraper in NYC – I had a terrific/ terrible view on 9/11. Just thinking about being trapped on a subway or in an elevator sends me to into panic management mode and I can do it but if I had to do that and also panic because I’ve actually been stuck you better believe I’m leaving for the day or 2

       I had a friend start a job in the Empire State Building on 9/10/2001. They evacuated on 9/11 and she never went back

       1. yes, this. i have been trying very hard to apply the most generous interpretation to situations. you never know someone’s history.

   11. I wouldn’t TELL anyone to do anything, but if something happened to an employee I’d ask them what they need, and if they said they want to go home, that would be fine. I would not MAKE someone go home. If there’s an injury, that’s a workers’ compensation issue and they should be talking to HR. If you’re just an observer watching this situation, then you don’t really know what has happened or what the manager said to the employee. I’d caution you on assuming you do or thinking the manager is handling it wrong.

       1. Agree on not telling someone what to do and let them decide. My spouse got stuck in an elevator once for about two hours and they were fine, but others might not be. As a manager, I think a quick check in once they are safe would be good. If they seem super shook up encourage them to take some time (either a break or go home).

       2. Everyone is jumping on OP and all she did was ask a hypothetical question.

       3. Yes, if your employee asks to leave, I assume that would be granted, just like if they asked to leave because they had a sudden health issue. If you INSIST on them leaving because you think the experience was traumatic, I feel like that’s overstepping. But you can make it easier for them to leave if they want/need to by paying them and seeing if there’s urgent things that someone else can handle. On the other hand, if their attention and work is noticeably suffering, then I think you can address that.

   12. Number of floors dropped? Excuse me? The elevator dropped? More than a floor?

       What is wrong with you??? Come on. Let your employee have some time to pull it together, preferably on their couch at home. That sounds like a total nightmare.

   13. I was in an elevator that got stuck once and had to be pulled out through a tiny crack at the top of the elevator after being stuck for a couple of hours. Definitely didn’t have any productive brain time after that! I was in high school, luckily, so could just veg out after.

       I got stuck in another one that fell a few floors and did that thing where it came to a sudden and creaky stop. No one was injured, but every person was terrified (some crying and praying, etc). My bosses basically made fun of everyone who was scared and expected us to have normal days. So, that wasn’t the right way to handle it!

       I think the manager should take the lead from the employee. If there’s an injury (!!) obviously the person should be allowed to go home. Otherwise, I do think anything more than a pretty normal pause should be allowed to go home if the employee asks.

       1. What is up with all of these elevator stories? I now have anxiety about getting g trapped in an elevator, which I never considered as a legitimate concern previously!

          1. Yeahhhhh— obviously as many times per day as people ride in elevators, it’s rare to have an issue on a % basis. But weird stuff certainly happens!

       2. I was on an elevator at the World Trade Center that dropped a fair bit multiple times and then got stuck between floors. People were hysterical but not injured. Being partway up, I had to get back on an elevator and either go down or continue upward. I went up and commenced drinking at Windows on the World on the theory that if i were sloshed enough, the trip down would be tolerable. It was a very interesting afternoon.

   14. At my last job, the trapped person would probably have been expected to work on their laptop while awaiting rescue or would have to charge that time to PTO. I’m not even kidding.

       1. Same. As a government contractor, I would have had to amend one (of three) timesheets to say “early departure.” And then, yes, charged it to PTO of course. (For the November-early Jan timespan we have a fourth timesheet that monitors holiday coverage.)

   15. Thanks for your thoughts, I didn’t provide details as to prevent bias. Colleague was dropped 3 floors, had a panic attack, and was trapped for 20 minutes. I’m of the view they should have at least had the option to leave instead of crying it out in their cubicle.

       1. I agree

       2. 3 floors?!? That seems like “see a doctor immediately just as a precaution” territory.

       3. Yeah, I agree with you OP. Yikes :( I do feel bad for your coworker.

       4. holy… yes, if their manager insisted they stay after that, that manager is a terrible human. Even if there is a deadline or an important meeting or some other “urgent work” reason.

          Also I agree with see a doctor just in case. 3 floors is like a car crash!

       5. 3 floors!?! I would have lost my mind. I’d do more than cry in my cube.

       6. What, yes!

          Technically, my job /would/ require you to either keep working or take PTO; in reality I am 100% sure my boss would say “Go ‘work from home’ if you want to & I don’t want to see your chat icon online..”

7. Ladies I need all the home remedies. Started having throbbing sinus pain a week ago, just on one side of my face. It really hurt but it’s happened before though more in allergy season. First few days were bad, took Advil and that must’ve relieved some of the inflammation because by day 3 or 4 the pain was a LOT better and a lot more drainage. Lingering problem now is it hurts when I lie down to sleep. While I assumed it was just gravity hindering drainage, I checked in with my dr. She thinks try a nasal spray for a week because if it’s something viral or inflammatory it’ll run its course, but then call her next week if it’s not better as she’ll want imaging.

   Hit me with all the home remedies ladies. What can I do to kick the last of this as I really don’t want a whole series of drs appointments or tests and really could use a good nights sleep not woken by sinus pain. I’ve done steam usually 1x per day and I guess it helps – I mean it doesn’t feel miraculously better after but drainage tends to come out. Anything else? I’ll try anything even if it means wearing oranges around my neck or whatever lol.

   1. Neti pot (use distilled water only); ice the side of your head/face to help bring down swelling; suck on ice cubes or popsicles for the same thing

      1. And use the salt packets that come with the Neti pot (I prefer the bottle, but the result is the same once you get used to it).

         1. You can just use your own salt and baking soda for a Neti pot too.

      2. Even easier than a Neti pot (and no risk of scary bacteria or whatever) is one of those bottles of nasal saline spray – the brand here in Canada is Hydrasense.

         1. I mean, if you wash your neti pot and use clean water, there really isn’t much of a risk.

            1. Clean here means “previously boiled for minutes” though. Ordinary potable water is not reliably safe for the sinuses.

   2. would a bruder mask work for this? i always like them warm for sinus stuff, but i believe you can freeze them also.
      possibly try a Vapo Rub type of thing — they also sell tablets you can put in the shower so your sinuses open up along with the steam.
      for nasal spray – I’m guessing the doctor means Afrin or one of the other highly addictive ones? You’re fine for just a week, but you might ask her if you can use saline sprays and steroid sprays like fluticasone at the same time.

      1. OP here – she actually suggested fluticasone. I’ll look up a bruder mask.

   3. Can you sleep propped up a bit? Extra pillows, a wedge, something under the head of your mattress, just enough to keep your head slightly elevated?

      1. yes, this – if you’re over 40 just invest in a good wedge pillow, they’re not very expensive and they can come in really handy. I got a cooling one at Costco for $50ish.

   4. When I have sinus pain I sleep with a microwaveable heating pad on my face. The kind that is filled with cherry pits or beans or rice or whatever.

   5. You probably have a sinus infection, while it will run its course it will be faster with antibiotics – can you ask your doctor?

      1. The dr said she didn’t think I needed antibiotics. IDK but when they say that I tend not to insist that I want or need them as I assume that doesn’t go over well.

      2. A week could still be a virus. I’ve always had doctors tell me to come in for antibiotics only if it’s been more than a week/10 days-ish.

   6. I’m working through mild covid today and sinus pain is probably my biggest symptom. I tend to have sinus issues, like sinus infections secondary to minor upper respiratory infections, so I have a whole bag of tricks.
      – try to clear the congestion with steroid nasal spray and neti pot rinses
      – ice pack on my brow or cheekbones to reduce inflammation
      – facial massage, especially where the sinuses drain into the nose
      – before bed, I use a q-tip to apply either saline gel or aquaphor to the inside of my nostrils to keep the area moist overnight. sounds gross, but this one makes a huge difference for me
      – humidifier in my bedroom if the air is dry

      I hope you feel better soon!

   7. I order the spiciest Indian food I can tolerate and take real behind the counter Sudafed as well as a lot of saline sprays. I can’t use a neti pot.

   8. Boil an egg to hard boiled. Wrap in a thin soft cloth – muslin works best, cheesecloth too. Roll back and forth over your nose/sinuses. Heat seems to help loosen whatever needs loosening. Good luck!

8. Is it a major faux pas to show up to a city council meeting with an 11 month old in tow? My childcare feel through, and they’re doing a meeting about a parcel of land right in front of my apartment – 3 years ago before the road construction they said they’d turn it into a park, but now they want to put in high density housing and have no plans for parking. I want to tell them to cut down on the density so there’s room for a playground for the kids.

   1. This seems appropriate to me, and actually starts teaching your child about the importance of civic engagement early!

   2. NIMBYs often have kids in tow

      1. lol what a snotty comment.

      2. We all hate nimbys until the city decides to build something inconvenient in your backyard. I’m not telling them to stop building apartments, I’m telling them that if none of the apartments have outdoor space and the nearest park is 20 minutes drive away the place just gets slummier and all the local kids have nowhere to play.

         1. There is a neighborhood like this in our city. No kids live there, but businesses and apartment complexes are not required to provide enough parking and it’s a huge problem. The restaurants in the neighborhood are losing at least my business because I don’t care to spend 20 minutes circling the block for a parking space, so I just don’t go there any more.

            1. And, no, taking public transit is not an option. If you’re going to build high-density housing you need to provide reliable public transit that goes to the all places where people need to go, but our city doesn’t do that. Every adult needs a car.

      3. I do admit everyone else in my neighborhood wants ask the land turned to park, no apartments or townhomes at all, so I’m feeling pretty good about my stance that they build a smaller thing to fund building a park and everyone’s lives are improved.

   3. No, it’s not at all. But if baby is making a lot of noise during a different part of the meeting, please step out of the room.

   4. I think it’s absolutely appropriate to show up with a baby. So many parents, especially mothers, would be shut out of democratic processes entirely if one couldn’t turn up with a baby.

      That said, might you consider advocating for the playground and maybe some parking without commenting on the density? For example, perhaps the building could go higher and parking added underground to make room for the playground.

      1. Let the woman who lives in the neighborhood advocate for the neighborhood she wants, dang.

      2. If I lived in a city I’d consider it, but I live in a semi-rural college town. Our version of “high density” is townhomes, and that gets the whole neighborhood up in arms. Underground parking would likely cause death threats.

9. Does anyone know the quality of the sweaters from Aran? Fisherman style, merino wool. Was thinking about getting one of the classic turtleneck styles for my brother.

   https://www.aran.com/copy-of-mens-wool-turtleneck-sweater-6

   Seems to be a good sale, but not sure if that is too cheap for non-scratchy quality?

   1. I have a sweater from them. It’s not next to the skin smooth. I have to wear a shirt underneath it. Also, as a knitter, I’m disappointed that the fabric is cut and sewn, and not knit to the end. So all advertising, it’s not truly an Aran sweater at all.

      1. Thanks this is really helpful.

10. OP who posted about layoffs this morning following up – I appear to be safe from this round, as allegedly all layoffs for my department in the U.S. are complete. Apparently even the leadership team of my department of 160 didn’t even know who was getting cut and had zero input, the VP made all the decisions unilaterally which is an interesting approach. Also, Lorelei you were correct that it’s for a large company in the upper Midwest that’s been in the news (not Epic). And yeah it feels messy! Curious if you’ve heard anything else!

    Thanks to everyone who offered helpful advice, I think I will likely start looking for new roles in the new year but I’m grateful that I now (I think) have the luxury of being picky!

    1. Happy and relieved on your behalf!

11. I’m in a similar position, c-suite at a non-profit, except that based on the question you asked I suspect I’m better compensated.

    I’d start looking at job listings to start to get a better sense of the market in general, and I wanted to suggest that you can stay in the non-profit sector while increasing your pay. The size of your nonprofit matters and the larger ones (more than 200 employees, 500 employees, 1000 employees) generally pay much better. It could be worth looking at the job listings for larger nonprofits and seeing if there are some jobs worth throwing your hat in for. The type of nonprofit also matters. Certain categories of nonprofits pay much better than others (anti-poverty orgs often pay very little sadly). There are also recruiters who specialize in recruiting non-profit leaders.

    I think this is a sign that you should look around, understand what’s out there, and understand your worth. But I don’t think you should look at this as corporate or government or non-profit but instead look for a job that you’re excited about, while having the luxury of having a boss and job that you genuinely seem happy with outside of compensation.

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