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I was put on a performance improvement plan and survived. It felt isolating and discouraging, but I'm a better employee now.
When I was put on a performance improvement plan (PIP), I was shocked and felt powerless. But I mad…
Alexander Pyles
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I take quiet vacations as often as I can. My employers have no idea where I am thanks to VPN tricks and my meticulous calendar.
Benjamin Fields is a Ph.D. student and a high school math teacher in Oklahoma. He takes multiple in…
Kimanzi Constable
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I was laid off and forced to retire in my 50s. I wish I'd started planning sooner, but my investment portfolio helped — and life is good.
A veteran was laid off and forced to retire in his 50s. He and his wife made several strategic move…
Chris Mott
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3 things you should never put in a work email, according to an HR professional
If you use words like "bullying" or "harassed" in a work email to a colleague, the words could be f…
Alyshia Hull
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I quit my job at a Fortune 500 company to embrace 'Brat summer.' My friends were concerned.
Jordan Page quit his job after listening to Charli XCX's "Brat". He said the album inspired him lea…
Jordan Page
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I'm the CEO of a recruitment company. Here's how we can tell someone used AI on a job application.
Khyati Sundaram shares subtle indicators that an applicant used AI to write their job application, …
Tess Martinelli
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I've worked at Google, Amazon, and Uber. These are 3 common mistakes I see when people apply for tech jobs.
Alexandria Sauls worked at Amazon, PayPal, and Uber before joining Google. Now she has a career ser…
Ana Altchek
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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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House Republican Thomas Massie posts joke about write-in ballot listing 'DeSantis' for president — and 'Massie' for VP
"I do NOT recommend this," Massie wrote. "Unless you're in a state where the outcome is already dec…
Bryan Metzger
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Dropbox's CEO explains why the company adopted Jeff Bezos' 'memo-first' meeting culture from Amazon
Jeff Bezos banned PowerPoints from Amazon exec meetings, asking instead for a memo that everyone re…
Sarah Jackson
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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…
Tess Martinelli
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My coworkers helped me get through my divorce. As a gay man, I was shocked that straight divorced men were my biggest allies.
While Karl Dunn went through a divorce with his ex-husband, his divorced male coworkers became unli…
Karl Dunn
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I struggled to make friends at work, and it was even harder to keep them once I left the job. A simple tip from a therapist helped.
I hid at my desk and struggled to speak up in meetings, so it wasn't easy to make friends at work. …
Nicole Benedettini
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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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Read 5 résumés that helped techies land $300,000-plus jobs at Google, Meta, Amazon, and Salesforce
Five people who landed jobs at Google, Meta, Tesla, and Cisco shared how they crafted their résumés.
Shubhangi Goel
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Being a mom of 2 with almost no income during my divorce was terrifying. These are the steps I took to rebuild my finances.
Jolie Steele was afraid of getting divorced because she had no income. She had two kids to take car…
Kelly Burch
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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 …
Shubhangi Goel
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The top 3 skills you need if you want to land a job in a family office, according to industry recruiters
One family office sought an assistant with an Ivy League education, accounting background, and yac…
Lian Kit Wee
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5 things you should always have on your résumé and 8 items to leave out
What job seekers include and leave out on their résumé could be important for a chance at getting a…