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Has the virus prompted an early mid-life crisis for some?
May 24, 2020
"I don't think it could have been a bigger change. I've gone from a large office in Soho to being at home painting in my bedroom."
The coronavirus pandemic prompted 24-year-old Cece Philips, a graduate from London, to embark on a dramatic career change. This is her first week as a full-time artist.
Sitting in her bedroom, wearing a paint-splattered shirt with two huge canvases towering over her, she explains why she decided to leave a well-paid graduate job at one of the world's biggest advertising companies to follow her artistic dreams.
"Being able to make money from something you love is anyone's aspiration," she said.
"I definitely don't think I would have made this decision if it wasn't for lockdown. I've always loved painting and drawing."
She decided to take the leap and quit her job after she was forced to work from home because of the lockdown.
"Having that time to think about what it is I enjoy the most ... it became quite clear that I had to give this a go," she said.
'Career pivot'
During previous economic downturns young people have often been the group whose incomes, job prospects and future careers are hardest hit.
Many companies have paused recruitment and cut staff numbers. But for some twenty-somethings, the lockdown has given them time to reevaluate their working lives and ambitions.
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