I've worked in Big Four consulting and Big Tech. Both were stressful, but I know which I'd pick if I restarted my career.

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Mandy Liu worked at EY for two years and at Meta for three years.

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I was a leader at Google and Microsoft. I thought my traumatic brain injury would hurt my career, but instead it made me stronger.

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Naseem Rochette was run over by a car in 2018. This changed the way she could function in Big Tech leadership.

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I moved back in with my parents at 25. I'm saving $3,000 a month and paid off my student loans in 1 year.

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Isabella Szklany.

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I called myself 'James' on my résumé and finally got a job. Here's why I've started using my birth name again at work.

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Mwangi Wanjau changed the name on his résumé to James M. Wanjau to land jobs.

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I'm 82 and earn $16 an hour working at a boat store. I don't have much saved and can't retire, but everything will work out.

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Patricia Wheatley works for her friend's boat store, earning $16 an hour.

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A software engineer compares working at Twitch vs. Google: Here's how their interview processes and work cultures stack up

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I saved over $100,000 by working two full-time remote jobs for a year. It was chaos at times but worth it.

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Jessica Winder.

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I moved in with a friend a month ago, and I already want out. She won't do her chores or stop using my stuff — what do I do?

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I'm a working dad with a health condition. I can't do everything my wife does, but here's how we manage the parenting load.

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Wesley Graft and his wife, Kim, celebrate their daughter Emma's 1st birthday.

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I plan to leave the US because I can't get an H-1B visa. I'm worried Trump's $100,000 fee means my American dream is over.

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Shreya Mishra Reddy plans to leave the US before her student work authorization expires in January 2026.

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