Microbiology, I'm baaack!
When I shifted career directions from food microbiology to food chemistry in 2004, I had no idea how far that career trajectory would take me. Thanks to food chemistry, I've been to different countries, operated different analytical equipment, and tasted so many different varieties of rice. It even opened up the world of economics and consumer science to me, with trying to understand consumer behaviour the most fascinating of them all. After 18 years, however, I opted to change track again. The COVID-19 pandemic rages on, with surges ever so often when a new variant comes along. I have a son who has started to go to daycare and is figuring his way around his own social circle. It's the perfect time to head back into the workforce. I consider myself fortunate because on the week that I decided to look for a job, I stumbled upon a laboratory technician position at a public health laboratory. I sent in my application and proceeded with life, even forgetting about it (because in