Jobs that actually help people

Might get some shit for this but I absolutely hate the culture of banking. I genuinely enjoy the nature of the job, learning about businesses, working hard towards closing a deal, and hearing the high level discussions from clients, sponsors, bankers, etc.

What I hate is the lack of purpose. The only thing that motivates others is the pursuit of the bonus/money in general. I used to be like that in college but now i simply don’t care about money or prestige but I do want to work hard towards a mission I care about. I think I would be totally fine crushing 100 hours a week of work towards helping people in need or doing something I’m proud of.

Does anyone have any insight into jobs that need a generally similar skillset to banking (managing funds, negotiations, high-level thinking) that actually help people? Some ideas I had were working in more of an economics role within a global organization such as the IMF, managing funds for UN humanitarian missions, or maybe impact investing? Maybe consulting for humanitarian organizations?

Any insight on jobs/ways people have transferred over?

 
 

while that may be the most helpful - I'm not being completely selfless here. I want to help people in the sense I Want to wake up every day and be hyped/motivated to kick some ass at my job and feel like helping the world/community would cause that. RIght now in IB my motivation is severely declining as I constantly question everything I'm told to do and wonder why the fuck am I here in teh first place.

More about having a cool mission for the job itself. Was thinking something like worldbank or the IMF but heard mixed things

 
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