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My 6-figure consulting job wasn't fulfilling. I quit to start my own business when I realized dream company doesn't necessarily mean dream life.
AJ Eckstein spent three years as a management consultant before realizing he wasn't fulfilled and w…
Robin Madell
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I quit my finance job to pursue my dream of writing comics. I used a pitch deck to convince my parents it was a good idea.
Webtoon author Brandon Chen got a job in finance after he graduated. But eventually, he decided to …
Palmer Haasch
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At 18, she dreamed about moving to Japan. When she turned 50, she quit her job and bought an abandoned home near Osaka.
Chani felt stuck in a rut, working 10-hour days as a teacher. "I just can't keep going on this trea…
Amanda Goh
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I landed my dream job, and everything looked perfect, but on the inside, I was really struggling. Moving to a remote Scottish island helped me heal.
Mel Macintyre had severe burn out working in finance. She walked away from a corporate career and m…
Matthew McKenna
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I spent years closeted at work. During a job interview I chose to come out, and the support I got was better than a dream job.
I spent decades closeted at work. During a job interview I made the radical decision to come out an…
Jacqueline Lieske
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I'm a 2-time college dropout and I followed this unusual career advice to land my dream job working in a national park
Megan Wright thought she might be a teacher before she quit college and found her dream job: workin…
Kelsey Vlamis
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My dream job at Google came with a great salary and perks but a nightmare 4-hour commute. It was totally worth it.
Mike Manalac left everything behind in Baltimore and moved to San Francisco to secure a job at Goog…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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I'm a former Disney Imagineer who helped create the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Here are 3 tips for landing your creative dream job.
Ann Morrow Johnson worked for 10 years at Disney, where she helped create the Star Wars: Galactic S…
Lauren Edmonds
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The small details in an interview that could cost you a job offer
Experts told BI that strong perfumes, taking notes on your phone, and showing up too early could wo…
Hannah Abraham
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I moved to the US from India and took out a $59K loan to follow my dream of landing a job in Big Tech. My risk paid off.
A millennial software engineer in India took out a $59,000 loan to study in the US, and landed a jo…
Ella Hopkins
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I swore I would leave the US if Trump won the 2016 election. Here's how that worked out for me.
Sonya Moore is grateful to her former self for choosing to leave the US. She sometimes misses famil…
Sonya Moore
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₹1.89 lakh per month for summer internship! Freshers at this institute bag bumper monthly stipend
All 475 MBA students from IIM Calcutta secured internships and the average stipend was an impressiv…
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I landed my dream job at a VC fund after I offered to set up payroll for free. People called me a try-hard but that's just what it takes.
Neal Mintz, 26, landed a job at Wischoff Ventures after three weeks of interviews with the fund's f…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Sam Altman's leadership advice echoes 2 philosophies encouraged by Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman breaks down the importance of saying no and staying focused — philosophies th…
Jaures Yip
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After 9 rejections, she landed her dream job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant. Six years later, she quit to open a hawker stall.
Cherry Tan, 29, says her parents weren't happy about her career change. "Even until today, they ask…
Erin Liam
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Amazon's AI data center dream runs into the reality of 'zombie' facilities, higher costs, and labor shortages
The cloud giant's predicament highlights broader tech industry challenges as generative AI upends t…
Eugene Kim
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Google Seeks to delay judge’s ruling on App Store competition over security concerns
Google has asked a California judge to delay a court order that would open its Play Store to more c…
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I finally earned my dream job in the C-suite, but my relationships suffered
In this excerpt from Jennifer Romolini's book "Ambition Monster: A Memoir," she describes the ways …
Jennifer Romolini
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I walked away from a dream six-figure UX job where I felt disrespected. Now I freelance and have no regrets.
Eleni Trapp quit a six-figure job after feeling constant disregard for her opinion. Now she's a fre…
Tess Martinelli
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When I moved abroad, my mother was fearful and jealous. It strained our relationship, but I had to chase my dreams.
In my early 20s, I decided to study abroad in Italy. My mother told me I couldn't go because it was…