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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I'm the global director of talent acquisition at Ancestry. Here's how I use AI and other tools to diversify the workforce.

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Ancestry's global director of talent is dedicated to making the company's hiring more inclusive.

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I'm a former Amazon VP who once laid off a third of a startup I had helped build. Here's what I learned about handling layoffs.

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Ethan Evans writes that if you get the sense that a layoff is coming, you want to try to be a part of that process so you can influence the outcome.

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I live off the grid in a yurt on land I inherited. There's nothing I miss — life is ridiculously peaceful.

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Cami Ostman lives part time in a yurt in eastern Washington.

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I quit my job as a lawyer after 14 years to become a matchmaker. Law was a dark world to live in, and I'm forever glad I switched careers.

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Ann Parnes is the founder of After Hello Matchmaking in New Orleans.

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