4 people who pivoted into AI jobs — and how they did it

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Four workers told Business Insider how they transitioned into AI roles.

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Meta employees face a slow-swinging axe and a tough choice: hustle or job hunt

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Meta announced it will be laying off about 10% of its staff next month.

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How I taught myself to code, quit my consulting job, and started an AI robotics firm by age 25

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Oscar Brisset used to work at BCG.

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Target is ordering 150 of its remote workers to relocate to its Minneapolis HQ

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Target is calling some workers back to its Minneapolis headquarters.

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I bought a blueberry farm at 55. It wasn't what I expected, and I'd do things differently if younger, but I have no regrets.

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Harry Jones (left) with his wife Susan (right).

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Meta employees react to pending job cuts: '28 days of hell'

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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  • Meta told staff on Thursday that it planned to eliminate 10% of its workforce.
  • Inside the company, employees are bracing for weeks of limbo as they wait to find out who will be cut.
  • Meta employees responded internally with a mixture of questions, concerns, and jokes.

Welcome to "28 days of hell."

I quit fast-paced journalism to care for my sick mom. My experience in both led me to become a celebrant at funerals.

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Journalist Mandy Appleyard, who worked in the UK, the US, and Asia, became a caretaker for her sick mom. She later switched careers to preside at funerals.

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Learning new AI skills has become like a second job for software engineers

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Some software engineers are spending 20+ hours a week experimenting with new tools.

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I skipped college for trade school. Now I have a job I love that won't be replaced by AI.

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Baylee Frankovich on the job as an HVAC service technician

Baylee Frankovich

The AI gold rush is pulling workers into startups as layoffs and RTO push them out of corporate jobs

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David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right)
David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right) are among the workers leaving corporate jobs to pursue entrepreneurship.

David Chong (left), Alyson Isaacs (center), and Taylor LaSane (right)

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