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I quit my 6-figure job to be a stay-at-home dad. After leaving California, we could afford to be a single-income family.
Michael Johnston quit his six-figure engineering job to be a stay-at-home dad after he and his wife…
Alexandra Frost
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I sacrificed my honeymoon and almost cut my maternity leave short for work. I've learned to prioritize my family and set boundaries.
Kari Shafenberg worked long hours to prove herself and try to avoid layoffs. After having a baby, s…
Ella Hopkins
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My 3 years at Tesla were the best and worst of my life
Amanda Manley got a job at Tesla for $19 an hour and quickly became a die-hard employee, but she no…
Tess Martinelli
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I'm a female breadwinner who moved to Switzerland for my Google job. Our family dynamic is not easy in a conservative culture.
Annalisa Pawlosky and her husband moved to Switzerland in 2020 and they have since welcomed two dau…
Elle Hardy
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I've worked in childcare since I was 16 and now I'm a nanny. I worry that I won't be hirable as an older man.
Max Kalogirou has worked with kids since he was 16. Now he's a nanny, but he doesn't know what will…
Kelly Burch
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I went back to work a week after giving birth. I felt guilty but it made me feel like myself again.
A week after giving birth, Fortesa Latifi took a work meeting. Working made her feel like a person …
Fortesa Latifi
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I quit Amazon after being assigned 21 direct reports and burning out. I worry about the decision to flatten its hierarchy.
Yvonne Lee-Hawkins quit Amazon after struggling to manage 21 employees. She burned out from the wor…
Tess Martinelli
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Working in corporate America burned me out, so I became an elementary school teacher
I spent 16 years working in an office and was not enjoying it. My dad's retirement inspired me to b…
Jesse Gormley
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Pregnancy can actually shrink parts of a woman's brain, study finds!
For decades, pregnant women’s forgetfulness and ditzyness have been labelled ‘pregnancy brain’. Ho…
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As a new mom, I needed childcare, a coworking space, and a gym under one roof. So I created it.
Britt Riley was overwhelmed as a new mom. She created The Haven Collection out of her own needs. Sh…
Kelly Burch
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I'm an employment lawyer. If you've been fired after taking maternity leave, you may be a discrimination victim.
An employment lawyer says if you're fired after getting pregnant or taking maternity leave, you mig…
Lauren Finney
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A friend called her maternity leave a 'holiday.' It made her realize just how much she got wrong about it, too.
"I was thinking to myself the first week: Oh my God, this is true physical labor," Samira Shihab, a…
Shubhangi Goel
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A guaranteed basic income program helped a millennial afford a crib for her newborn when her income dipped during maternity leave
Tatiana Lopez, 39, is a new mom. She's receiving a $500 monthly guaranteed basic income through Fli…
Allie Kelly
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Meet Russia's richest woman, a self-made billionaire who founded her e-commerce company on maternity leave
Today, Wildberries is considered the Russian equivalent of Amazon, a booming online retailer that e…
Talia Lakritz
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I'm 26 and working in construction. The job is demanding, but I make $53 an hour in a stable career without student loans
The job is challenging, and I've had to adjust to a male-dominated field. But it's stable, pays wel…
Ana Altchek
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The Great Detachment is looming for employees, experts warn — especially for Gen Z
The workforce is disengaged, and the "Great Detachment" is looming with staff everywhere, particula…
Lindsay Dodgson
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I quit Goldman Sachs to be a stay-at-home dad. More men should look after the kids so women can have careers.
Pranshu Dwivedi left Goldman Sachs in February 2024 to be a stay-at-home-dad. He said more men shou…
Charissa Cheong
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The true value of grandparents: 2 families explain how much you can save with free childcare
Employment attorney says the generational wealth divide is worse for working parents who don't have…
Jane Ridley
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I'll never regret living in Europe after giving birth. I got way better maternity leave and my American friends envied me.
Maternity leave in Europe was eye opening for a working mom who didn't feel supported or get any ti…
Robin Madell
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My layoff gave me the break I needed as a single parent. It was a blessing in disguise.
I'm a single parent who stayed at a job I hated to support my son. When I got laid off, I realized…