After months of hesitation, I finally decided to use AI to revise my resume. Around the same time, I reached out to several acquaintances-Dr. Prejudice, Dr. Gentle and Manager Sharp.
Dr. P was a former colleague. He had only stayed in our department for a few weeks before leaving. And he is now based in M city.
"Where are you working these days?" I asked him casually.
I didn't expect him to call me later that night.
"Hi, Dr. P." I felt a little sense of unease as I picked it up.
"Gu, what's up?"
"I quit."
"When?"
"Several months ago."
"Why did you leave?"
"The boss planned to pour a lot of resources into medical devices," I replied, "That wasn't an area I wanted to devote myself to, so I left."
"That makes sense. It doesn't go with you." He said quickly before changing the subject, "What's your plan now?"
"Maybe M city, S city, or H city." I said. Not wanting to stay passive, I asked in return, "What about you? What have you been doing recently?"
"Well...you know, I'm in M city now. Just doing some travel-related work." His hesitation told me more than his words. I didn't press further. I already knew the answer—he had left the medical field entirely..
I told him about what I had observed over the last few months. And he responded, "You should see this as an insider, not just as an outsider looking on...."