McDonald's CEO has some candid advice: 'Nobody cares about your career as much as you do'

Tech Insider : Business, Style
McDonald's President and CEO Chris Kempczinski listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the McDonald's Impact Summit at the Westin DC Downtown on November 17, 2025.
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski is not afraid of hurting your feelings.

Win McNamee/Getty Images

The CEO of Elanco has 6 kids. This is the career advice he gives them.

Tech Insider : Business
Elanco CEO Jeff Simmons
Elanco cuts hundreds of jobs

Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Semafor

I was an ambitious Amazon exec who solved my burnout without skipping a beat at work. Here's how.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Kristi Coulter

Courtesy of Kris Coulter; Rebecca Zisser/BI

It was Friday afternoon, and I'd just hit send on my weekly report to Amazon's Retail vice presidents, detailing what the Global Merchandising team I'd created had accomplished that week.

I left JPMorgan to work for MrBeast. I took a 50% pay cut and know it was the right decision for my career.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Style
Bart Dziedzic of MrBeast, formerly JPMorgan Chase
Bart Dziedzic says leaving investment banking for the creator economy helped him redefine success.

Bart Dziedzic

I landed a job at LinkedIn by posting on the platform. Here's how I built an audience and grabbed the attention of a recruiter.

Tech Insider : Business
Man in a suit standing outdoors, smiling at the camera.
21-year-old Dhyey Mavani gained career opportunities and expanded his network by sharing his work online.

Courtesy of Dhyey Mavani

The Godmother of AI says young talent is 'overfocusing' on every detail of their career

Tech Insider : Business
Fei Fei Li
Fei Fei Li said that young people should ask themselves three questions when considering a job.

Yui Mok - Pool/Getty Images

I asked 8 execs last month about the best career advice they ever received

Tech Insider : Business
Person walking up office
In October, eight executives shared the best career advice they had ever received.

EschCollection/Getty Images

The best advice I ever got about work-life balance came from a past boyfriend's mom. It's shaped my life for 2 decades.

Tech Insider : Business
Ashley Archambault and her son
The author (right) homeschooled her son (left).

Courtesy of Ashley Archambault

Duolingo's ex-head of product says the best performers are not always the people with deep experience

Tech Insider : Business
Duolingo mascot and logo
Duolingo's former head of product said that "high agency" can be more important than experience.

illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images

Amazon finally offered this 22-year-old a job after a yearlong search. He says posting on TikTok helped him prepare.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Andrew Chen
Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen

Subscribe to career-advice