After 23 years in corporate America, I took a career-change course to figure out what's next. Here are 9 tips that actually helped.

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I started looking for a new career after decades in corporate America.

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I always dreamed of working at Disney World. But after 3 months in the parks, I was ready to quit.

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I did the Disney College Program in the fall of 2019.

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I worked at SpaceX where Elon Musk was a cubicle away. At Elon's companies, it's add value or leave.

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I quit my finance job and became an Airbnb host in Italy. I have no regrets about choosing happiness over money.

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Anton Govor.

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I was laid off from my job at a fancy convenience store chain when it suddenly shuttered. My final shift felt like 'The Purge.'

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Declan Rhodes said his last day at Foxtrot felt like the horror movie "The Purge."

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I'm an American living in Germany. I get 5 weeks a year of PTO and had 2 years of parental leave.

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In Germany, employees get about 30 days of paid time off, and some can take up to two years of paid parental leave.

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A 78-year-old receptionist fired a month after she was recognized as a top employee wins $78,000 in age-discrimination settlement

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The woman worked at a retirement community in Columbus, Georgia.

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As high-paying jobs become harder to get, more Americans are looking to Uber and Lyft for extra income

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New Bank of America Institute data reveals gig driving continues to get more popular.

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A Florida Gen Xer who earned over $300,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs shares why he's 'far from rich'

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A Florida Gen Xer who made over $300,000 last year secretly working multiple remote jobs says he's "far from rich." The subject of the story is not pictured.

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'Shark Tank' host Kevin O'Leary says he would've fired this CEO in 'seconds' for backing pro-Palestinian protesters: 'Be gone'

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The "Shark Tank" host and investor Kevin O'Leary.

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