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I quit corporate and turned my side hustle into a 6-figure dream career — here's how

Mon, 08/05/2024 - 05:05

Tech Insider

a man playing the saxophone next to two women in red outfits — Jason Nelson.
Angelo J Photography LLC

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Weddings, Entertainment, Music, side-hustles

I walked away from a dream six-figure UX job where I felt disrespected. Now I freelance and have no regrets.

Fri, 08/02/2024 - 05:08

Tech Insider

Eleni Trapp smiling — Eleni Trapp is a 26-year-old UX designer from Florida who switched to freelancing.
courtesy of Eleni Trapp

Careers, as-told-to, ux-designer, Freelance, quitting-your-job, corporate, toxic-workplace

I quadrupled my Big Tech salary by changing jobs 8 times. I learned how to negotiate pay and when to walk away.

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 05:05

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a woman takes a selfie in front of a blue wall — Jean Kang is a former senior program manager.
Jean Kang

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, big-tech, salary-growth, Income, six-figure-salary

I was financially dependent on my ex-husband. Post-divorce, I taught myself about money and built a 6-figure business.

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 05:05

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Beth Keeton.

Aggie Brooks Photographer

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Marriage, age-gap, financial-literacy, financial-independence

Stop the crackdown on coffee-badging — here's the real problem

Tue, 07/30/2024 - 05:26

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two men walking and talking at work — Coffee badging is performative compliance in response to a performative expectation, writes Bonnie Dilber.
Westend61/Getty Images

Tech, Careers, RTO, coffee-badging, remote-work, rto-mandates, BI-freelancer

I quit my $240,000 job at Meta. Here's how I got hired and grew my salary — and why I left.

Mon, 07/29/2024 - 05:05

Tech Insider

Alexandru Voica worked at Meta for four years.

Alexandru Voica

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, meta, facebook, six-figures, UK

My boss and I were good friends. Then I got laid off.

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 05:22

Tech Insider

Angelica Miller smiling in a field of sunflowers — Angelica Miller says her boss broke an agreement they had.
courtesy of Angelica Miller

Careers, lay-off, work-friends, toxic-boss, friends-with-boss, BI-freelancer, as-told-to

My wife makes $500,000 a year and I'm a stay-at-home dad. It's been difficult to fit in with the mom crowd.

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 05:05

Tech Insider

Andrea Mac with her husband and four children. — The Mac family.
Courtesy of Ken Mac

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, stay-at-home-parent, dad, stay-at-home-father, breadwinner

I was kicked out of high school, so I turned to the Marines for a way forward. Now, I'm a corporate lawyer with degrees from Stanford and Harvard.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 05:05

Tech Insider

Andrew Hanson practices securities enforcement at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

Dupont Photographers

Careers, BI-freelancer, Harvard, Stanford, Marines, marine-corps, law-school

Leaving India and working in tech in the US changed me. I feel too foreign here and too foreign there.

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 07:37

Tech Insider

Uday Padyana — Courtesy of Uday Padyana, mikroman6/Getty, Petar Chernaev/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

Careers, tyler-le, bi-illustration, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, contributor-2024, jane-zhang

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