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I have actually been thinking about this a lot lately. Most recently, I had gotten a job in 2022 for my dream company to work for: Neiman Marcus. I got a role as an Assistant Sales Manager for the Women’s Clothing department. It was the dream for a fashion merchandising major who had graduated during the worst part of the pandemic in October 2020.

Quickly, I learned that the fashion retail world was not what I had thought that it was during my school experience. I was also spending about 3 hours a day in my commute to and from this dream job.

I am grateful for the experience and the company was amazing to work for. But in the process, I learned that I did not fit in well.

The company also provided me with a benefit of being able to use LinkedIn Learning and I was able to start exploring IT, technology, and cyber security. I started leaning into that curiosity and I am still obtaining certificates in that field even after leaving Neiman’s a year ago. And I am thankful for that whole amazing process that looks like a failure on the outside because it led me to something that I am developing a new passion for.