We quit our jobs in TV to start a coffee shop. When we decided to do it on a boat, we had no idea what we were in for.

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Sometimes we use our canoe to transport heavy deliveries back to the cafe. People think it's hilarious.

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Why I chose to skip the traditional college path and train to become an electrician instead

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Grant Holderman, 18, started his electrician apprenticeship in September.

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6 signs you may have a narcissistic boss — and what to do about it

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Toxic work culture is driving many employees to quit.

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Gen Z's videos complaining about having to work in an office have reached millennial workers, and opinions are divided

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Some Gen Z are eschewing corporate norms and calling for more remote work.

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A stay-at-home mom became a professional cuddler making $150 an hour

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Michelle Renee is a professional cuddler at Cuddlist.

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I moved to Seattle for a high-paying tech job. It turned out to be the loneliest time of my life.

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Alexander Nguyen (not pictured) moved to Seattle after he got a job offer from Amazon in 2020. Despite the $150,000 salary, he wishes he had stayed in New York.

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I was a cliff diver at Casa Bonita, the restaurant made famous by South Park. Here’s how I got the job and what it was like.

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Vanna Curtis cliff diving at Casa Bonita.

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Employers need to stop treating workers like 7th graders, says ADP's talent chief

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Employers need to experiment with new ways of working and not treat employees like schoolchildren, ADP's talent chief says.

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I left Germany and moved to the US for work. Here are the 5 things that shocked me the most about American culture.

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Emma Brooke.

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Here's exactly how much I made as a JP Morgan trader and Buzzfeed account executive. I have no regrets leaving behind my $656K job to become my own boss.

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