A Gen Zer drained her savings building a startup. A 6-figure job at Meta helped her start over — then she quit.

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Alyson Isaacs
Alyson Isaacs

Alyson Isaacs

I was loyal to my company for 7 years and regret it. I left with debt and without a 401(k).

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Andie Mercer.

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A software engineer of 8 years quit her career to go back to school and switch fields. These 3 steps helped her pivot successfully.

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Harshita Pal pivoted from being a software engineer to a product manager.

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I'm an AI résumé builder who's helped hundreds of recently laid-off workers. Here's my advice for people looking for work in 2026.

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Sam Wright has done around 500 support calls with job seekers since July.

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I changed my résumé to downplay my age and started getting more interviews

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Amy Lovett
Amy Lovett said she drew greater interest from employers after updating her résumé to downplay her age.

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Warren Buffett warned debt can ruin your life — and praised his dad's parenting when he was 'behaving like a jerk'

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Warren Buffett built his fortune through long-term investing at his firm, Berkshire Hathaway.

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Don't make this one big mistake when dealing with a difficult boss, a career coach says

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Elliott advised being careful who you vent to when you have a difficult boss.

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I was laid off from CrowdStrike and used AI to send 800 applications in a month to land my ideal role

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Dray Jankowski
After being laid off from CrowdStrike, Dray Jankowski took his time traveling and turned to an AI platform to find his next role.

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In this job market, career security is often a solo project

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Job seeker Ike Sobel waits to speak to a recruiter during a job fair in Dallas, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

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I made a drastic career pivot at 27 and regretted it. Here are 3 things I wish I had done differently.

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Justine Tello.

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