I went from making $15K to nearly $700K over my career at Oracle, Apple, and Meta. Here's how I increased my total compensation.

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Sandeep Rao, a software engineer photo in front of the Oracle building, with logos of Apple and Meta in the background
Sandeep Rao says he took a low-paying job to get his foot in the door.

Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images; Sean Gallup/Getty Images; Meta; Alyssa Powell/BI

An employment lawyer explains the 3 things you should do the moment you're put on a PIP

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Businesswoman looking at a laptop.
Many people are shocked when receiving a PIP, so they don't actually take the time to sit down and read it, says employment law attorney Craig Levey.

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I toured Google's new $2.1 billion office in NYC and it's like an all-inclusive wellness resort — see inside

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Entrance of Google's new New York headquarters
Google's St. John's Terminal serves as the NYC headquarters for the company's global business organization.

Google

I got a $40K raise using this 30-second strategy. It made me realize loud work, not hard work, always wins.

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Avni Barman is wearing a white top while she looks at the camera and puts a pair of headphones on.
Avni Barman explains how she managed to get a $40,000 raise by working smarter, not harder, using the "lazy girl strategy."

Avni Barman

I'm a recruiting manager. Here are 3 things I would never lie about in a job interview — and how employers catch liars.

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Bonnie Dilber shares three things people should never lie about in their job applications.

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Steve Ballmer's son reflects on growing up in high net worth family

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Pete Ballmer Headshot

Pete Ballmer, Abanti Chowdhury/BI

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 29-year-old Pete Ballmer, a standup comedian living in San Francisco and one of the sons of billionaire and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. It has been edited for length and clarity.

I quit my dream teaching job to become a virtual assistant. My income dropped 25%, but my flexible schedule is worth it.

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On the left: Brittany Davila wears festive holiday-themed clothing in front of a classroom decorated with candy canes. On the right: Davila wears a suit and smiles.
Brittany Davila quit her job as a teacher and became a virtual assistant.

Brittany Davila

I'm a former tech manager who has put employees on PIPs. Almost no one survives them — someone in the company wants you gone.

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An image of a woman in the foreground and an image of someone carrying a box of work supplies in the background.

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

I worked at Google for 7 years and watched the culture die. The company is doomed to repeat unnecessary embarrassment if they don't fix it.

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A group of Google staff stand outside of the company's UK headquarters
Google's culture of openness has collapsed, writes a former employee.

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I left California for Las Vegas. Even after a $39,000 pay cut, my house is bigger, my 401(k) contributions went up, and the quality of my life improved.

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A collage of a headshot of Alli Peck, a woman with short brown hair, and a photograph of Peck with her husband in front of Las Vegas Ballpark.
Alli Peck moved to Las Vegas and took a pay cut of $39,000.

Alli Peck

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