I quit my first job out of college at PwC after a year. Working at the Big Four has pros — but one con was a dealbreaker.

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Javier left PwC to join Comcast as a senior financial analyst.

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I gave up a C-level career in investments to write children's books. I wanted to build something that could outlive me.

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Shireen Eddleblute took time off work to look after her family and, later, to start her own company.

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I've worked at Amazon, HPE, Cisco, and Dell. Here's how the perks and work cultures stack up.

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Sylvania Harrod.

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I'm 82 and just cofounded a tech startup. I have $57 saved and $15,000 in debt, but opportunities have always shown up in my life.

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Luis Bautista, 82, is learning AI to help with a book he's writing while advising a startup he co-founded.

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I'm the primary parent and work multiple jobs while my husband pursues his dream. How do I get him to do his part?

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We're a married couple in our 80s, and both still have to work. We can't stand just sitting at home with nothing to do.

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Jack and Ardith Weber both work into their 80s.

Ardith Weber

I quit my finance job and built a cereal brand from my kitchen. Now we're sold in grocery stores across the country.

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I left my corporate career to start a cleaning business 5 years ago. I still don't take a salary, but my family is doing much better off.

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Burgess Heberer started his business 5 years ago and 6 weeks later left his job to pursue it full-time.

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I drove Tesla's first car, the 2008 Roadster. It was one of the most fun EVs I've driven in years — and I got a bicep workout.

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A 2008 Tesla Roadster.

Andrew Lambrecht

I landed my dream job without even applying for it. Here's how I did it and my advice for other job seekers.

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