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It's time to stop humblebragging about how busy we are
Endless meetings and crammed calendars can hurt productivity and morale. Prioritizing what has to g…
Tim Paradis
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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'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…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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I grew my business to 7 figures after leaving Meta and Google. Here's the coffee chat formula that helped.
A former Google and Meta lead shares the coffee chat formula that helped him 100x his network and b…
Andrew Yeung
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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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'My life is a million times better': A man who quit his desk job to be an electrician shares his takeaways from the switch
Unhappy with his career, Dustin Snyder left his office job to become an electrician. He shared key …
Christine Ji
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I'm the CEO of Scholastic. My days are busy, but I always make time for my wife, my health, and Arsenal.
Peter Warwick, the CEO of Scholastic, starts his days before 6 a.m. and tries to leave work by 6 p.…
Robin Madell
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Jane Street, the trading firm where SBF started his career, offers interns a salary equivalent to as much as $250,000 a year
Jane Street is one of Wall Street's most lucrative trading firms, and it is luring in top talent wi…
Polly Thompson
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On-the-job training is broken. Companies are paying a steep price.
HR professionals, managers, and frontline employees all agree that the quality of on-the-job traini…
Emily Stewart
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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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We left stable careers in tech and consulting to open a cocktail bar in New York City. It was professionally risky but worth it.
Two childhood friends from India left their jobs in tech and consulting to open a cocktail bar in N…
Erin Snodgrass
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A former Michelin-starred chef was looking for a new hobby after his divorce. He started a gin business in his daughter's old bedroom.
Jón Óskar Árnason found inspiration in his Baltic Sea house. He wanted to know what the nature arou…
Michelle Tchea
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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 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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I left my 6-figure corporate banking job, and now, I'm a food influencer. I support my family by doing what I love.
Daniel Chung, 36, left his corporate banking job and pursued a career acquiring restaurants. Now he…
Cailey Griffin
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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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I left Google and am 100x happier in my new role as a freelancer — I've earned over $1 million in revenue in the last 5 years.
Randy McCabe used four strategies to transition from corporate to freelance and earn over $1 millio…
Robin Madell
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Ariana Grande says she's planning a career shift
"I'm always going to do pop stuff, I pinky promise," said Grande, who plays Glinda in "Wicked."
Erin Liam
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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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Big 4 giant EY delayed start dates for some new hires for the 2nd consecutive year
EY said the deferred start dates for some new staff reflected "the current M&A environment and our …