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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'm a wealth manager and handling my parents' estates took years. I'm leaving iron-clad legal directives for my kids.
Ari Brojde thought his grandmother's estate would be easy, but it took nearly three years to settle…
Kelly Burch
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I became a stay-at-home dad at the age of 47. I've learned more about myself while parenting than I did in 20 years of my career.
Ben Maddern sold his business to become a stay-at-home dad when he was 47. He says he learned more …
Gary Nunn
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A mom in Sweden took 21 months off when her kids were born, and her partner took 15. Sharing parental leave changed their expectations of each other.
Mom-of-two Nicola Lindgren took 21 months of paid parental leave, and her partner took additional p…
Ella Hopkins
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My biggest parenting mistake was making my kids the center of my world. Women need an identity beyond 'mom.'
When I became an empty nester, I had no social life or career. I focused so much on raising my five…
Susan Yem
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Some techies are leaving cushy Silicon Valley jobs to launch startups at home in India
Many leave cushy Big Tech salaries because they no longer want to watch the booming entrepreneurshi…
Shubhangi Goel,Charissa Cheong
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I inherited my parents' small business even though I didn't want it. I vowed not to do the same thing to my son.
No one in my family asked me if I wanted to be in charge of the family business, it was expected of…
Chris Mott
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Sam's Club's CTO is leaving following parent company Walmart's return-to-office mandate
Sam's Club chief technology officer Cheryl Ainoa won't be moving to Walmart's Arkansas headquarters…
Dominick Reuter
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I moved 1,800 miles and took a 20% pay cut to live near my parents. It's a high-cost area, but they get to see our kids.
Family moved from Texas to Massachusetts, accepting a pay cut and higher living costs, in exchange …
Jane Ridley
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I left a 6-figure career to raise my kids with special needs. I miss having a job, but my life is better now.
In 2021 two of my kids were diagnosed with complex medical conditions. I miss having a job, but I w…
Riva Soucie
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My husband and I quit our jobs and moved to Finland. This is the perfect place to recover, but my burnout is still raging.
Marija Riba and her husband quit their jobs and moved from London to Finland. She loves her new slo…
Tess Martinelli
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I'm an adult and moved back in with my parents. Our relationship is better because of it.
Living with them has helped me save money, but also it's helped our relationship. My career has als…
Sophie Lau
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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 left my $195,000 tech job to open a wine bar. I work 12-hour days and don't have health insurance, but I've never been happier.
Shanna Nasiri left her $195,000 tech job to follow her dreams and open a natural wine bar in Brookl…
Erin Snodgrass
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I took a 50% pay cut to leave my sales job and work on a potato farm. I have no regrets.
Tyler Heppell says he has learned more about business while working on his family farm than he did …
Erin Liam
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Dell's sudden 5-day return-to-office order leaves parents scrambling to find childcare
Dell told sales staff to be in the office every day with just two working days notice, and to use P…
Polly Thompson
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I'm a lawyer who became a stay-at-home dad when my first child was born. It's the right choice for my family.
When Chris Gaffney and his wife, Jenny, had a baby on the way, they crunched the numbers and realiz…
Elle Hardy
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I was asked to leave an event for female founders because I had my baby with me. I don't think babies and business should remain separate.
Elena Brandt brought her baby to a Y Combinator event for female founders. She was asked to leave a…
Kelly Burch
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I'm a CEO who started a company and had a baby at the same time. Fatherhood has completely changed how I think about work.
On March 20, Andrew Ross MacKay's daughter, Bloom, was born. Two weeks later, his salt-based electr…