I shared my $100K salary details to help my female colleagues get paid more. As a man, I knew it was my moral duty.

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A former financial analyst helped his female colleagues negotiate higher pay
"I don't see any downsides to pay transparency," ex-financial analyst Jamie Jones told Business Insider.

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I've been a military spouse for 17 years, and it's isolating. I've seen the world but lost my identity and delayed my career.

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The Bautista family's most recent move was to Tampa.

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How to cancel a Crunchyroll membership or free account

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You can cancel your Crunchyroll premium or free membership on the anime platform's desktop site.

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I quit my $400,000 Morgan Stanley job to become a startup founder. Loneliness was the biggest challenge, but I don't regret it.

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Valeri Gervaziev left his role as an executive director at Morgan Stanley in 2022.

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Being a barista with a college degree makes me feel insecure, but I love it. I'm not sure I even want a 'real' job anymore.

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Colette Fountain works in a coffee shop in South London.

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I made $144,000 last year as a virtual assistant working flexible hours. It cured my burnout.

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Virtual assistant Rebecca Morassutti thought she was too experienced to be anyone's assistant but now makes six figures.

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I moved to Germany to study but was almost deported. Now I'm financially secure and see a real future here.

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Adriana Stein said moving to Germany helped her find a cherished career in international marketing.

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I moved to Montreal to be with a man I met on Xbox. It was a bigger culture shock than I expected.

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Melissa Rebelo-Sauve married her Canadian husband in July 2020.

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I moved to Europe thinking living and working there would be a dream come true. I wasn't prepared for the loneliness.

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When Kate Bettes went freelance, she wasn't prepare for how lonely she'd be.

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I moved from San Francisco to Singapore. It's so much cleaner and safer, and I can't imagine returning home.

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Nick Burns moved to Singapore in early 2020 and plans to stay.

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