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Thinking Outside the Box

Xiao Mingna is a 27-year-old college graduate working as a forklift driver in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province. Driving a forklift had never been on her career bucket list until she saw an online stunt featuring a forklift in an amusing way.

The humorous video had a serious impact on Xiao, leading her to consider a job in forklift driving. At that point, she had just quit her third marketing job and was at a loss for what to do next. “My major in college was marketing,” she told . “But I am more of an introvert, rather than being the kind of extrovert required for marketing. I wanted to find a job that involved more technical skills and less communication with

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