u/BlueberryCrush01

I'm a woman in my twenties and I started The ZigZag which is a newsletter about real people with non-linear career paths. Not the polished version. The real one. The pivot that scared them, the messy in-between, and what it actually took to get where they are.

My latest issue is about a man who went from Ayurvedic doctor to medical transcription trainer across two countries to Vice President of Health Insurance. None of it planned, all of it worth it.

But I'm here because I want to feature more women. Women who left corporate, started over, built something from scratch, or took a turn nobody expected. The kind of story that makes another woman sitting in a job she's unsure about think, "Okay, maybe there's another way."

If that's you or someone you know, I'd genuinely love to connect. And if you're interested, link to the latest issue in the comments.

I'm a woman my twenties, working in tech, and I started a newsletter called The ZigZag because I got tired of career stories that made everything look neat and planned.

My second issue just went live. It's about a doctor who pivoted three times across completely different industries, none of it planned, and somewhere in between saved his own son's life using skills from a job he took just to survive.

But here's why I'm posting: I want more stories like this. Especially from women in tech who've taken unexpected turns -  changed industries, left stable roles, bet on something unlikely, or simply taken the long way around to work they actually love.

If that's you, I'd love to hear your story. Drop a comment or DM me. And if you're curious about the newsletter first, link in the comments.

I've been working on a series of interviews with people who've had non-linear career paths and this one genuinely stopped me.

An Ayurvedic university gold medallist who opened a clinic that barely had any patients. In 2000 he pivoted into medical transcription after seeing a newspaper ad. That led to training thousands of people across Bhutan and Sri Lanka. Then a bad insurance claim for his son's hospitalisation led him into health insurance, where he eventually became Vice President.

But the part that got me was that he spent years doing night shifts in a neonatal ward early in his career. When his own son was born critically ill in 2010 with less than 50% chance of survival, he sat beside him every night at 2am and used those exact skills to keep him alive.

His son is 15 now.

Full story in the comments if anyone wants to read it.

I'm in my twenties, working a stable job, and like a lot of people my age I've spent way too much time wondering if I'm on the right path. That question led me to start something I've been wanting to do for a while, and I'm really glad it did.

I'm putting together a series of interviews with people who've had non-linear career paths. Not the polished LinkedIn version but the real one. The pivot that scared you, the in-between that was messier than you expected, and what it actually took to get where you are today.

The goal is simple: if you've ever felt lost about your career, hearing someone else's real story can make a bigger difference than any advice ever could. I'd love to create a space where those stories actually get told, because I genuinely believe they help someone who feels stuck or is afraid to take that leap of faith. Maybe I'm one of those people too.

So if you've made a big career change, started over, bet on something unlikely, or simply took the long way around to work you actually love, I'd be truly grateful to hear your story. Not just for the interview, but because someone out there right now is probably feeling exactly what you felt back then, and your experience might be exactly what they need to read.

It's a short set of written questions followed by a casual conversation, completely at your own pace. Nothing formal, I promise. You'll also get to review everything before anything gets published, so you're always in control of your own story.

Drop a comment or feel free to DM me if you're interested. I'd love to hear from you.