jobs

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part of me wants to abandon my grad school studies and just try to save the world as a contact tracer rn 

but the rational side of me knows that it'd be super dumb to pivot careers back to public health if i have no intention of sticking with this skill set/career path long-term

another interview next week, we'll see how that one goes....

what a surreal crossroads in my career

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