I'm a sales recruiter, and 2 of my best hires were weak interviews. Here's why I gave them jobs anyway.

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Gregg Salkovitch said no one wanted to take a chance on him when he transitioned from sales to recruiting.

Gregg Salkovitch

I was scared when I quit my $700k job — but taking the risk taught me an important lesson about money and happiness

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Jay Gengelbach
Gengelbahc quit his job at Verily in mid-2024

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My parents and siblings are doctors, but I became a toy inventor. My company raised $5 million this year.

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Sydney Wiseman invented Fingerlings.

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Dario Amodei leads Anthropic using 'essay-length debates' on Slack. Leadership experts say it's bold but could cause 'analysis paralysis.'

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2025.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei runs the AI firm through long-form Slack debates — a bold experiment in written leadership.

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I'm the founder and CEO of a luxury bean company. I start my day with coffee and end it with a hot bath.

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A woman sits in a kitchen and eats baked beans.
Amelia Christie-Miller founded Bold Bean Co. in 2021.

Rae Finn

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amelia Christie-Miller, the 32-year-old founder and CEO of Bold Bean Co. She is from the UK and based in Barcelona. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

What ever happened to the dream of the 4-day workweek?

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
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Commuters walk near Grand Central Terminal, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in New York.

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Workers are leaning into entrepreneurship as the job market's Great Freeze marches on

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A person with an
Ege Aksu, an economist at Revelio Labs, analyzed data on entrepreneurship and hiring.

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The question managers should ask to see whether to 'take action' on an employee, according to a former Stripe HR leader

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HR pro Rachel Lockett said that "engaging in the hard conversation" about employee performance can "lead you to the clarity that you need to take action."

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A 25-year banking pro says to be skeptical of social media tips and start investing 'any amount' you can

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Racquel Oden is the US head of wealth and private banking at HSBC.

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How Gen Z can stand out in the job market in the world of AI: Focus on tasks, not titles

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James Ransom
AI researcher James Ransom says Gen Z should stop chasing titles and start mastering the tasks AI can't replace.

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