# @paigeb on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CJn_9ecHHBd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12510504-paigeb-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-01-04T13:37:18.000+00:00

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What was the road that led you to the work you do now? 
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I usually save posting about my work life for LinkedIn but the new year has me thinking about my story — the one that took me from the newsroom to managing design research teams. 
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When I was fresh out of college, I thought I would spend my entire career in the newsroom (the second photo is of me, *super* blonde, with with anchor Dave Elliott in the studio where I got started). 
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Discovering the world of user research was like discovering a gift. It combined all that I loved about journalism — learning about people, telling their story — with product design. It took people who believed and took a chance on me to help me along my winding road. 
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I was really thankfully to chat with Tejj, who produces “Nodes of Design” and interviews designers all over the world. We talked about this path and how it’s *never ever* too late to make a career shift. 
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(If you’re interested in listening, I put this episode in my bio) 
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If you’ve ever made a career shift or if you’re considering making one, I’d love to hear from you! 

#creativedesign #designfeed #uxdesign #uxdesigner #designresearch #userresearch #uxresearch #careerswitch #workingmoms

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userresearch, careerswitch, workingmoms, creativedesign, designfeed, uxresearch, designresearch, uxdesign, uxdesigner

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