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I crafted a masterplan at Google to try to get promoted as fast as humanly possible. This is what went into it.
Jerry Lee, 29, was a former manager at Google. Lee says he designed his workload and work style to …
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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I was adopted into a white, middle-class family and never felt like I belonged. It impacted how I show up at work.
Christelle Pellecuer was born in Madagascar and adopted by a French family when she was 10. She sha…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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I gave up my Big Tech salary and perks to bet on myself. Within 5 months, I made $100,000 in revenue.
Jean Kang spent a decade in Big Tech at dream companies like Meta, Pinterest, Intuit, and LinkedIn.…
Robin Madell
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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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3 work problems HR can't solve for you, from an HR professional
If your manager denies your promotion and you think you can go directly to HR and they will give it…
Alyshia Hull
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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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‘He had a breakup and took a one-week leave’: Manager shares about his Gen-Z employee, internet reacts
A manager's tweet about a Gen Z employee taking a week off after a breakup sparked backlash online.…
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Missed a deadline? Here’s why it might cost you more than just a little extra time
What if we told you that being late doesn’t just affect your calendar — it could actually tarnish h…
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I graduated from college at 39, after almost a decade in the military. I feel behind, but I think I made the right choice.
After graduating from college at age 39, Josh Rose started a tech job at a Fortune 500 bank. He sai…
Charissa Cheong
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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 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 was promoted too quickly at my Silicon Valley job and it made me overconfident — moving to a new company was a humiliating experience
Neha Sampat told BI being promoted three times in four years at Sun Microsystems gave her too much …
Charissa Cheong
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I was poached for a new tech job on LinkedIn. It was a good financial decision but came with its own set of challenges.
Two years into his job at Credit Karma, product manager Danny Eng received a LinkedIn message from …
Kaila Yu
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More employers say they don't care if you went to college. Most still seem to.
While some employers are dropping degree requirements, the shift to skills-based hiring is slow, af…
Tim Paradis
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Social media's favorite fake rich kid opens up about his online persona — and his new real-life job
Does Aris Yeager really live the lifestyle of his satirical persona Louis?
William Edwards
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Young people think Gen Z stereotypes are holding them back at work. That could be a big problem.
Gen Zers missed out on formative experiences that generations before them took for granted. Dismiss…
Lindsay Dodgson
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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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I broke into venture capital at 22 and became a partner by 28. I learned one easy, surefire way to move up the ranks.
A partner at a venture capital firm shares how she broke into the industry at a young age without a…
Suzanne Reilley
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A product manager shares the résumé that helped him transition from consulting and land a $180,000 role at Cisco
A Deloitte consultant spent eight months preparing to leave for Big Tech, including interview prep …
Shubhangi Goel
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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…