1. Going on a field visit
When your non-profit has just announced a day-long field visit, and the email says: “Don’t forget to wear comfortable walking shoes.”
In your 40s: The thought of Walking. All. Day.
![mr india disappearing--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1.1-2.jpg)
In your 20s: Finally, a free excursion (hopefully, with free food)!
![johnny lever saying, "Abhi maza aayega na bhidu."--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1.2-1.jpg)
2. Getting your first paycheck
You receive your first tax-deducted salary.
In your 40s: You miss your 8-figure paycheck, and after the panic settles down, you remind yourself that you’re doing this for social good.
![a wistful akshay kumar thinking about selling his kidney--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2.1-1.jpg)
In your 20s: You do not miss your 0-figure internship stipend.
![akshay kumar, paresh rawal, and sunil shetty plotting in phir hera pheri--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2.2-1.jpg)
3. Going to a seminar
You attend your first dev-sec seminar where everyone’s speaking in acronyms and you can’t understand a word of their jargon.
In your 40s: You want to seem relevant, so you ask a question nonetheless.
![anushka sharma crying--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3.1.jpg)
In your 20s: You turn to IDR memes to understand what’s what.
![tiger shroff in war, saying, "Jo seekha hai, aapse seekha hai."--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3.2-1.jpg)
4. Coffee
You learn that coffee/ tea will only be served twice a day. For refills, there’s the chai tapri outside the office.
In your 40s: Coffee will be served only twice a day? You miss your corporate butler.
![alia bhatt crying, "Mujhe ghar jaana hai."--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4.1-1.jpg)
In your 20s: FREE coffee will be served TWICE a day.
![govinda saying to salman khan, "Itni khushi mujhe aaj tak nahi hui."--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4.2-1.jpg)
5. FCRA lost = Salary cut
You can stay and work for the cause you love, or look for greener pastures.
In your 40s: You ask yourself if you’re prepared to give up the good fight (even though you haven’t set up a retirement fund yet).
![amitabh bachchan as a lawyer in the film pink--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5.1.jpg)
In your 20s: You choose to stay and be stoic about it.
![a young shah rukh khan looking deadpan--nonprofit humour](https://idronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5.2.jpg)