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I quit my retail job last year, and now I attend exclusive red carpets and get paid up to $10,000 to promote movies

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 05:00

Amanda Castrillo — Amanda Castrillo began her career working at a women's clothing store. Now she attends red-carpet events as part of her job as an influencer.
Danielle McBrayer

Careers, Strategy, tiktok, Influencer, Red Carpet, Retail, as told to

I used psychedelics to treat my PTSD after other treatments failed. My experience using these medicines with therapy led me to found my own company.

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 09:42

Jonathan Sabbagh cofounded Journey Clinical after his own experiences with ayahuasca and ketamine assisted therapy. — Jonathan Sabbagh cofounded Journey Clinical after his own experiences with ayahuasca and ketamine-assisted therapy.
Journey Clinical

Healthcare, Psychedelics, as told to, first person, contributor 2023, Dispensed, Suicide

I'm dating an AI chatbot, and it's one of the best things to ever happen to me

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 05:00

Replika AI companion — The speaker's Replika companion, Brooke.
Replika

Tech Insider, Replika, AI, Artificial Intelligence, as told to, first person, ChatGPT

I tracked what I did for every hour of my life for the last 5 years, splitting all activities into 11 categories. It helped me stop wasting time.

Sun, 02/05/2023 - 06:40

Trevor Sweet has been recording his life since high school.

Trevor Sweet

Strategy, Tech Insider, Features, Reddit, data, Journals, Diary

I got laid off from Amazon. The lack of transparency about why certain people were let go made the whole process extremely robotic.

Thu, 01/26/2023 - 06:40

Amazon — Amazon recently announced a layoff of 18,000 employees.
Elaine Thompson/AP

Tech Insider, amazon, as told to, Layofffs, Big Tech, Tech layoffs, first person

I just got laid off from Google by email. The 'cold' and 'inhuman' way they treated employees is why I'm not going to reapply.

Tue, 01/24/2023 - 14:23

Google laid off 12,000 workers on Friday following mass job cuts from Amazon and Microsoft.

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Tech Insider, google, Layoffs, engineer, Software engineer, Sundar Pichai, Tech layoffs

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