I went from a Big Tech job to folding clothes at a retail store. My new role gave me confidence and joy when I needed it the most.

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I went from making $15K to nearly $700K over my career at Oracle, Apple, and Meta. Here's how I increased my total compensation.

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Sandeep Rao says he took a low-paying job to get his foot in the door.

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Here are 5 secrets of Netflix's success, according to Reed Hastings

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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings.

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Wall Street seems worried about Apple — and divided over its stock

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Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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Meta loses top AI figures as Silicon Valley's talent battle continues

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Mark Zuckerberg is trying to recruit Google's DeepMind researchers.

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Elite investor Jeffrey Gundlach compares the AI boom in stocks to the dot-com bubble — and warns of economic pain

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DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach.

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Apple is now worth $540 billion less than Microsoft — a Tesla-sized gap

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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I was laid off from Google, so I started my own business. It meant taking a $100,000 pay cut, but I don't regret it.

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Nearly 50,000 tech workers have been laid off — but there's a hack to avoid layoffs

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Nearly 50,000 tech workers have lost their jobs since the start of this year. Now, Gen Zers are looking at a different sector for job security.

He landed a job at Google in 2021 after being rejected by the company twice. Here's what he learned about big tech interviews along the way.

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Sahil Gaba interviewed at Google three times before landing his current software engineering role.

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