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I started seeing a therapist when my job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant got too stressful. It changed my career path.
Abby Ooi, 28, balanced a full-time flight attendant job while studying for a master's degree in cou…
Erin Liam
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I lived in a hacker house for the summer when I was 18. It changed my career trajectory completely and I left college.
Jonah Weinbaum was going into his sophomore year at the University of Michigan when he was recruite…
Jen Glantz
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I struggled to feel like I could be a good mom and businesswoman. My ayahuasca trip changed everything.
Lindsay Roselle is a breadwinning mom who says her three-day ayahuasca retreat made her a better mo…
Tess Martinelli
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I 'quiet quit' my accounting job in my 30s. It was the right decision and helped me determine what truly makes me happy.
Heather Doran became a "quiet quitter" pushing back on requests to do extra work and turning down m…
Charissa Cheong
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I left my Big Tech job to bootstrap my own business. I went from making nearly $300,000 to not paying myself a salary.
In October 2023, Soni Mehra left her job at Uber to focus on her home decor business full-time. Sh…
Pooja Shah
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I became a regular at my local casino when I was unemployed. I networked directly with people in power and landed my next gig.
I was unemployed and struggled to get my résumé into the right hands. I started going to casinos an…
Adam Sheinman
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I traveled to Turkey for a nose job. It caused a powerful transformation in my confidence and career.
When Elif Köse finally overcame her fears and got a nose job, she said it transformed her confidenc…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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An accounting manager struggled with work-life balance at PwC, Walmart, and Google. Leaving the Bay Area is what finally changed the tide.
Mike Manalac says it took him 11 years to find work-life balance. He has no regrets but would do on…
Robin Madell
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I've held leadership roles at Yahoo, Google, and Facebook. Taking a demotion is what set my career on the right path.
Jennifer Dulski spent years working in Big Tech before founding her own company. She attributes her…
Nora Redmond
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I quit corporate and turned my side hustle into a 6-figure dream career — here's how
Jason Nelson was earning around $50,000 as an email marketing coordinator in 2020. Now, he makes $1…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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A millennial who got a better job after a layoff and over 1,000 applications explains how she would've changed her search
After more than 1,000 applications, Chantal Cowie accepted a higher-paying, remote job in August af…
Madison Hoff
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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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Welcome to a new era of work: The portfolio career
A portfolio career has pros and cons, but it might be ideal in the new, flexible work era.
Madison Hoff
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How consulting lost its cool
Consulting firms are losing workers as workers lose interest in the industry and seek opportunities…
Lakshmi Varanasi,Tim Paradis,…
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How to apply for a job with an employer that has rejected you in the past
Experts say to be cautious about applying too many times somewhere you've been rejected before, and…
Sarah Jackson
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I interned at a hedge fund when I was 16. It was the smartest decision I made as a teen, and it set me on the path to a career in finance.
Yi Ke Cao, now 20, did her first internship at a hedge fund when she was 16.
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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I quadrupled my Big Tech salary by changing jobs 8 times. I learned how to negotiate pay and when to walk away.
Jean Kang started her career earning a $35,000 salary at Intuit. When she left her latest role at F…
Robin Madell
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I started my higher education at a community college and now have a six-figure job at a tech company. You don't need to have it all figured out in the beginning.
A business operations director at LinkedIn started her career journey at a community college and no…
Kaila Yu
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Fired from Google after 13 years of service, he used his severance to build a business around helping others with their careers
Google's 2023 layoffs impacted many, including Nicholas Whitaker, who was with the company since 20…
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My wife and I gave up $1 million in Big Tech pay to move from California back to India. I couldn't find purpose in the US.
Nithin Hassan left a job at Meta in California last year to move to to Bengaluru with his wife and …