I'm the founder of PopSockets. My day includes long forest walks and drinking a green tea-coffee combo I call 'graffee.'

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Barnett does 100 "Barnett-ups," a workout move he coined, three or four times a week.

David Barnett

A software engineer compares working at Twitch vs. Google: Here's how their interview processes and work cultures stack up

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I saved over $100,000 by working two full-time remote jobs for a year. It was chaos at times but worth it.

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Jessica Winder.

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MrBeast 'vibe checks' new hires because working for the YouTuber isn't for everyone

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MrBeast, whose name is Jimmy Donaldson, and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) hires some staffers for a trial period known as a "vibe check."

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ChatGPT Imbotster Syndrome is gumming up how we write professionally

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Stripe's head of AI says she's hiring more new grads than ever — but she fears a mentorship crisis

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Stripe's Emily Glassberg Sands said she's hiring more new grads than ever, but she worries about the mentorship needed to help them grow.

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

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Duolingo's former head of product said that "high agency" can be more important than experience.

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Getting laid off ended my Big Tech career. I needed that push to do work I love.

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Alaina Appleman is posing in a Facebook sign.
After being laid off from Meta in 2023, Alaina Appleman decided she was done with Big Tech and global media.

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I'm the only person in my family to go to grad school and become an entrepreneur. I often feel guilty for 'making it.'

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The author is the first to earn a master's in her family.

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My father-in-law retired at 55 and is 87 now. His early retirement made me realize I don't want to travel the same road.

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Author Melissa Noble smiling on a deck in front of her laptop
Retiring early is a dream for so many people (and a great reality for my father-in-law), but it's not something I'm hoping to do.

Melissa Noble

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