Non-profits are certainly a good place to start looking. The ones I deal with on a continual basis can be quite bottom line driven however.

Money is always always a priority. However, at least you know the money is going toward something other than someone's pockets.

You also can usually see the direct benefit of the work.

It's very nice to have a larger, meaningful purpose of the work.

I've found that office politics are pretty much universal. No matter the work, people are people. When you put them together all kinds of conflict, personality issues, and perceived and real unfairness comes up.

I've also found that no matter the work you do, you always have a boss, AND you always end up selling something - whether it's a product, an idea, or a need.

That doesn't mean that work can't be intensely satisfying.