Hi! Anyone here make a career pivot from Planning/Strategy at an agency or CPG over to a role in something like Social or Industrial Psychology? I love human behavior and understanding human motivation but am SO BURNT OUT of using it in a marketing way

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Totally get it but psychology is also depressive af, from others’ heartbreaking life experiences to shockingly widespread human stupidity.

The easiest move though would be internal communications, HR or recruitment. If you’re liked enough at your company, it should be a fairly simple internal transfer

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