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Table 3

Overview of sample quotes of the turning points and routines

Career turning points	Number of respondents (N)	Exemplary quote
Structural turning points	17	“I had graduated. And then you’re going to apply for a job.” (Emma)
Self-initiated turning points	17	“And when the youngest went to school, there was a lot of demand in home-care. Then I applied … I was hired right away.” (Harriet)
Forced turning points	14	“I had just been admitted to intensive care training. I was already working there at the time and then the situation came that my husband had to go to Amsterdam for work. That would be for a long period of time. So we decided to move there. That also meant that I couldn’t take that training […] , and you didn’t have the chance more than once [i.e. to be admitted to the training].” (Amy)
Career Routines
Confirmatory Career Routine	15	“And I was 39 when I came here [referring to the organisation], I never regretted my transition for a day (..) healthcare is just my thing.” (Bianca)
Socialising Career Routine	12	“So, then I ended up in home-care via a detour [referring to an “incidental” employment agency assignment]. In older persons’ care, it turned out that I really liked that. While that seemed really awful to me at first. Those old smelly people, I thought, I’m not going to work with them.” (Emma)
Evolutionary Career Routine	3	“I did that for 4 years. I worked there for a number of years until 1999 so I was 33 at the time. And then I thought, it’s not practical enough for me. So, then I started doing nursing school.” (Frida)
Contradictory Career Routine	11	“Primary school doesn’t appeal to me at all. Good thing I didn’t realise that at the time, so I stopped with the whole teacher training.” (Jade)
Dislocating Career Routine	7	“But that has already cost me my balance. So, in combination with that, I’m slowly already crumbling.” (Mia)

Career turning points	Number of respondents (N)	Exemplary quote
Structural turning points	17	“I had graduated. And then you’re going to apply for a job.” (Emma)
Self-initiated turning points	17	“And when the youngest went to school, there was a lot of demand in home-care. Then I applied … I was hired right away.” (Harriet)
Forced turning points	14	“I had just been admitted to intensive care training. I was already working there at the time and then the situation came that my husband had to go to Amsterdam for work. That would be for a long period of time. So we decided to move there. That also meant that I couldn’t take that training […] , and you didn’t have the chance more than once [i.e. to be admitted to the training].” (Amy)
Career Routines
Confirmatory Career Routine	15	“And I was 39 when I came here [referring to the organisation], I never regretted my transition for a day (..) healthcare is just my thing.” (Bianca)
Socialising Career Routine	12	“So, then I ended up in home-care via a detour [referring to an “incidental” employment agency assignment]. In older persons’ care, it turned out that I really liked that. While that seemed really awful to me at first. Those old smelly people, I thought, I’m not going to work with them.” (Emma)
Evolutionary Career Routine	3	“I did that for 4 years. I worked there for a number of years until 1999 so I was 33 at the time. And then I thought, it’s not practical enough for me. So, then I started doing nursing school.” (Frida)
Contradictory Career Routine	11	“Primary school doesn’t appeal to me at all. Good thing I didn’t realise that at the time, so I stopped with the whole teacher training.” (Jade)
Dislocating Career Routine	7	“But that has already cost me my balance. So, in combination with that, I’m slowly already crumbling.” (Mia)

Source(s): Authors’ own work