Opinion: How COVID Prompted My Unusual But Rewarding Career Change
Elnaz Arman
December 14, 2021
A career change might seem daunting, especially when you’ve worked so hard and for so long to get to where you are. But, if you never take that first step, you will always be left wondering “what could have been?”
I came to California from Iran in 2015 after earning my master’s degree in petroleum engineering. Despite my prestigious title and role working at Tesla, I always thought of myself as an artist at heart.
For years I only pursued art as a part-time hobby. I never thought I could turn my passion into anything more given cultural and professional constraints.
All that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and my life was flipped upside down. Sadly, I lost several friends to the virus, and it prompted me to reflect on my life.
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