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That six month trial at the coffee shop that showed me what I really wanted
I left my IT desk job last April to try working at a local indie coffee shop in Portland. On my third week, the owner pulled me aside and said 'you make a good latte, but you keep fixing our broken espresso machine instead of calling the repair guy.' That comment stuck with me because I realized I missed the problem solving part of tech, just not the office politics. Has anyone else found a sideways career move that showed them what they actually wanted to do?
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angelafisher17d ago
I had a bartender friend who quit to become a locksmith and realized she just liked talking to strangers all day. Now she manages a climbing gym and everyone loves her. Funny how the wrong job can point you to the right one.
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Right?! It's like life uses detours to show us the direct path we actually wanted all along.
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