Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is worth billions — but says he still feels 'inadequate every day'

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Spotify debuted on the New York Stock Exchange in 2018.

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For Gen Z, a job is just a job: 'I've come to terms with what adulthood is actually like'

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Gen Z just wants a raise and a promotion.
Gen Z workers just want two things out of a job: a good salary and a quick promotion.

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Companies forcing workers to come back to the office are creating a 'massive disruption' in their lives, workplace experts say

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Workers commuting to the office in London.

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I quit my $400,000 Morgan Stanley job to become a startup founder. Loneliness was the biggest challenge, but I don't regret it.

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Valeri Gervaziev left his role as an executive director at Morgan Stanley in 2022.

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I was laid off after 25 years of working my way up in the insurance industry. It was the best thing to happen to me.

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The author was laid off after 25 years.

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A popular economist says there's no separation between work and play anymore because everything Gen Z does is Googleable

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"They get much older, much faster as a result of living in a social media world," Yanis Varoufakis said of Gen Z.

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What I got wrong about loyalty at work

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Illustration of employees frustrated.

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Being a barista with a college degree makes me feel insecure, but I love it. I'm not sure I even want a 'real' job anymore.

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Colette Fountain works in a coffee shop in South London.

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How to make better tips as a server: 6 workers share their secrets

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Forcing workers back to the office is 'dinosaur management' — and companies risk losing out, expert says

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Companies are pressuring employees to come into the office more frequently.

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