It’s a thing up in Canada as well.

It’s not so much that I was artistically talented, but that I had grown up with the idea of pursuing a career in either law or social work. 2 years into a bachelor’s degree in sociology and I had decided to shadow a social worker and a lawyer for a whole day to really get an idea of what my life would be like if I: 1) continued on my path to be a social worker 2) applied to law school. Turns out, I didn’t do either - after shadowing them it became very apparent to me I wouldn’t be able to leave either kind of work at work and would take it home with me. I had a big revelation about putting my pride aside and being realistic about what I want.

So, I switched into commerce and got a degree in Human Resources (or informal work therapist and legal counsel) and I’ve never been happier. I work for a small company, am their only HR employee, and I have more freedom and fulfilment in my current job than I could have hoped for. You could say I sold out, but I feel like I just found out where my interests were in the corporate world because selfishly I knew it would afford me the most job opportunities, money, and less stress and I decided I wanted that more.