I quit teaching to work at Costco and I'm much happier. I never thought I'd leave my dream job, but these 5 things drove me out.

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Janelle Schuurman.

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You're probably going to get a smaller raise next year, new surveys suggest

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Surveys show employers are budgeting less money for merit raises in 2024 compared to this year.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook just sold 13% of his stock for $42 million after taxes

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Apple CEO Tim Cook.

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Congrats to New York workers: You may soon see just how underpaid you are

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Businesswoman working in office

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I was overworked, underpaid, and miserable at my last job, so I 'quiet quit' my new job. I refuse to be taken advantage of again.

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I was constantly working overtime at my last job, which was so taxing to my mental health.

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Leaked Google pay data reveals the highest salaries the tech giant pays in engineering, sales, and more

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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A data analyst and tech TikTok creator listed her salaries for past jobs on her LinkedIn profile — but she doesn't recommend others do it

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Charlotte Chaze says others who aren't self-employed probably shouldn't follow her example in posting their salary histories on LinkedIn but they can be more open about sharing that information with their friends and coworkers.

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Should you quit your job because you're paid too much? One worker wrote to an advice columnist to ask.

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Should you quit your job if you make too much — and it's just too darned easy? That's what a nonprofit worker wrote to ask a New York Times columnist recently.

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Mark Zuckerberg upped his spending on private jet travel last year

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Meta disclosed that CEO Mark Zuckerberg's overall compensation in 2022 amounted to over $27.1 million, practically all of it for security-related costs, including $2.3 million in personal private jet travel.

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Airline passengers were denied compensation for 2 Aperol Spritz cocktails after a court ruled that alcohol isn't a 'refreshment'

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An Aperol spritz is made with Aperol, prosecco and soda.

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