Jareen Imam
- Jareen Imam worked in news for a decade before pivoting to tech in 2021.
- She enjoys a better work-life balance, she told Insider, which has been valuable to her.
- Despite layoffs across the industry, she says there are a lot of options for aspiring tech workers.
Jareen Imam, 34, had been working in journalism since college. But two years ago, she eyed Amazon for a change in career path.
"I thought to myself, we have very few moments in life where we can challenge ourselves to do something different," she told Insider. "I said, 'if I don't make that change, I might not ever have the courage to do it.'"