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When Career Decisions Suddenly Come Down to Politics

To the extent that politics are driving people’s career choices today, it could shape policy for years to come.

Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg
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If you grew up mainly in a time and place of peacetime economic expansion, you might have been under the impression that career paths are largely shaped by a mix of professional opportunity and personal preference. But as many of us are learning now, sometimes they come down to politics.