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I quit my job as a lawyer after 14 years to become a matchmaker. Law was a dark world to live in, and I'm forever glad I switched careers.

Mon, 02/05/2024 - 05:05

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Ann Parnes is the founder of After Hello Matchmaking in New Orleans.

Courtesy of Ann Parnes

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American hustle culture is dying. Millennials are willing to take a 20% pay cut for a better work-life balance.

Sun, 02/04/2024 - 07:34

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Two people in an office — American millennials are prioritizing wellbeing over work.
Tom Werner/Getty Images

Careers, culture, health, work-life-balance, Millennials, pay-cut

The boss is going to look very different in the age of AI

Sun, 02/04/2024 - 06:03

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boss and employee arguing — If the future of work is going to be skills-powered, the job of a leader starts to look very different.
Getty Images

Tech, Careers, Tech, Careers, AI, Boss, Davos

The new jobs report was great. But maybe don't go looking for a new gig just yet.

Sun, 02/04/2024 - 05:56

Tech Insider : Economy

Photo collage featuring a focused truck driver holding steering wheel of a truck and businesswoman working late in office — Workers have been on a roller coaster over the past four years, and while the job market is still strong, it may be settling down a bit.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

economy, Discourse, Careers, Markets, Careers, Jobs, jobs-report

Nobody's quitting their job anymore. That's a bad sign for workers.

Sun, 02/04/2024 - 05:02

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

unemployment line — Applicants a job fair in Atlantic City.
AP

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, Jobs, labor-market, JOLTS

Kentucky teachers who banded together for years to play the lottery finally won a $1 million prize. Here's how they are splitting it.

Sat, 02/03/2024 - 13:04

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A group of Kentucky middle school employees won a $1 million lottery prize. — A group of Kentucky middle school employees won a $1 million lottery prize.
Courtesy of the Kentucky Lottery.

Careers, News, Lottery, Kentucky, Teachers

My husband went through the Amazon Pivot process. It was crushing to watch him cry over losing his job.

Sat, 02/03/2024 - 07:09

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Workers talk in the lobby of an Amazon office in New York — The wife of an Amazon corporate worker said she was sad to watch her husband go through the company's performance-improvement program known as Pivot.
Mark Lennihan/Associated Press

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A German millennial who moved to NYC left behind a healthy work-life balance to 'hustle' 7 days a week. She has no regrets.

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 14:28

Tech Insider : Travel

Lena Frechen moved to NYC from her home in Cologne, Germany. — Lena Frechen moved to NYC from her home in Cologne, Germany.
Courtesy of Lena Frechen

Careers, Travel, Millennials, work-life-balance, Europe, american-hustle, NYC

Why is it so hard to find a job right now despite low unemployment?

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 13:35

Tech Insider

A man walks through a job fair — Employers are taking longer to hire workers than a couple of years ago. That's meant prolonged searches for some people looking for a job.
Alex Slitz/Associated Press

Careers, Careers, job-search, Unemployment

Casual friendships are dying out — and we're all worse off for it

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 07:50

Tech Insider : Economy

Man surrounded by fragmented and cracked geometric shapes, each containing people inside — Casual friendships are key to our emotional lives, but these "fringe friends" are slowly disappearing.
Seba Cestaro for BI

Nikol Moses felt the itch to head somewhere new.

economy, Strategy, Science, Careers, Discourse, friendships, Loneliness

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