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Remapping my Career Pathway during COVID-19

The year is 2020. Its about just one thing, COVID-19 and all the chaos resulting from that around the world. It seems in some ways that the time stands still and the clocks have  stopped working. The whole world is under lock down, every profession is affected in some way, hundreds of events are cancelled, thousands of people are being laid off and many institutions and organizations are implementing a hiring freeze for the year and beyond. Amidst this chaos, I am rethinking my career. May be the timing is bad. But now, I have made up my mind. Honestly, this was hard, harder than I thought, because honestly, I never thought about it. Just thinking about leaving my current job was overwhelming, there were so many strings attached. When I settled in my present job, I made that place my second home. It literally brought me to tears leaving what I created and the students I am associated with for so many years. I realized the students leave too and we can still be in touch like we do...