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I broke out in hives after severely burning out at my job — so I quit. I'm not willing to die for an early retirement.

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 05:06

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Audrey Wang

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Careers, health, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, hives, Burnout, Stress

I was a senior director of GenAI at Meta. I have 4 tips for breaking into AI — including whether you need a Ph.D.

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 08:04

Tech Insider : Business

Devi Parikh smiling — Parikh quit her job as a senior director of GenAI at Meta in 2024.
Courtesy of Yutori

Careers, AI, as-told-to, contributor-2025, changing-workplace-big-bet, beacon-industries-big-bet, generative-ai

I was laid off by Intel — then my wife lost her job. 4 months later, I still can't find work.

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Careers, as-told-to, Careers, Intel, job-market, Tech, job-searching

I lost my full-time job and had to drain my savings and take 2 service jobs to make ends meet. It taught me to lean on people.

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 04:20

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

Smiling woman in a camel coat standing in sunlight against a geometric black-and-white wall. — Keijhon Francis spent over a year unemployed before finding a new role.
Courtesy of Keijhon Francis

Careers, as-told-to, long-term-unemployment, job-seach, job-market, side-hustles, Freelance

My parents promised to pay for my down payment on my first house, but are threatening to take it away. What should I do?

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Business, Economy

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A couple embrace, as one person holds keys to a house — AnVr/Getty Images

Money Stories, Personal Finance, for-love-and-money, contributor-2025, jane-zhang, original-contributor, BI-freelancer

I flew Frontier Airlines from Atlanta to Newark for $112 round-trip. It wasn't a deal — it was a compromise.

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business

Manseen Logan flying Frontier airlines — Traveling on Frontier Airlines required many sacrifices, but the flight was smooth.
Manseen Logan/BI

Travel, frontier-airlines, cheap-flights, Airlines, Flying, Traveling, Budgeting

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

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 04:50

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Jay Gengelbach — Gengelbahc quit his job at Verily in mid-2024
Courtesy of Suzanne Tadros Photography; BI

Careers, Tech, contributor-2025, as-told-to, google, how-to-quit-job, Quitting

I chose a 9-hour Amtrak over a 2-hour flight home. It's not perfect, but I'll always choose the train over flying if I can.

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 05:13

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business

Inside of Amtrak train car — Inside of coach car on the Pennsylvanian Amtrak train.
Agnes Applegate/BI

Travel, Transportation, Amtrak, Trains, Travel, train-stations, new-york

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

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 13:12

Tech Insider : Business

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

Photo courtesy of Racquel Oden

finance, Careers, investing-101, money, saving-money, Budgeting, Investing

I quit Google after 18 years on the job. It was scary but I did it well — here's how.

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 05:15

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Jenny Wood quit her 18-year career at Google, where she was an executive. She reflected on how she made the decision to leave and how she quit well.
Tim Gillies; BI