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Pink-slip parties of the dot-com bust helped laid-off tech workers land new jobs — and need to make a comeback

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:32

Tech Insider : Economy

Man in a suit blows confetti — More than 120,000 tech workers have lost jobs this year, according to layoff.fyi.
Getty Images

Careers, Strategy, Nordic, Tech, Layoffs, Networking, meta

I'm a Gen X working mom who tried TikTok's 'Bare Minimum Monday' trend, and it's harder than it looks

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:05

Tech Insider

Rebecca Knight studies TikTok — Insider's Rebecca Knight studies TikTok to learn how to do Bare Minimum Monday.
Sarah Mackenzie

Careers, Strategy, Nordic, bare minimum monday, tiktok, quiet quitting, working moms

How to design a successful app, according to a UX designer who's worked on them for startups like Gorillas

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 11:42

Tech Insider

Felix Haas — Felix Haas.
Blossom

Tech Insider, Tech Contributors, UK, BI General Contributors, Careers, Careers Contributors, International

I quit my job as a nurse to house-sit — and I've now lived rent-free in LA, Portugal, Costa Rica, and more

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 05:07

Tech Insider : Travel

Erin McKee in front of tropical trees — Courtesy of Erin McKee

Real Estate, Travel, Nordic, House-Sitting, Pet sitting, cat sitting, travels

I was promised a part in the 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' remake — instead I left LA jobless and in debt

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 05:05

Tech Insider

Rufus Berns with DJ Jazzy Jeff — Rufus Burns (left) met DJ Jazzy Jeff at a Kansas City festival in 2019 after the viral "Bel-Air" short film dropped. Jeff played Jazz in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" sitcom, and Burns played Jazz in the short.
Courtesy of Rufus Burns

Entertainment, Careers, Nordic, Bel Air, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Peacock TV, Will Smith

I built a 6-figure company designing sets for photoshoots and events. Here's how I turned my college hobby into a business.

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 05:00

Tech Insider

Dotun Abeshinbioke.

Courtesy of Dotun Abeshinbioke

Careers, Nordic, BI-freelancer, set design, Creatives, Freelancing, Instagram

The 5 best phrases to use when calling out your coworker for their microaggressions

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:45

Tech Insider

office worker reacts negatively to bad news - stock photo — Microaggressions are analogous to "death by a thousand cuts" — repetitive behavior over time harms people, rarely the singular event.
ljubaphoto/Getty Images

Careers, Nordic, Microaggressions, Unconscious bias, Diversity, Workplace, work culture

Even at its weirdest, most unhinged moments, Bing's chatbot is making Microsoft relevant again

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:37

Tech Insider

Bing's chatbot has brought new relevance to Microsoft.

Getty Images

Tech Insider, Nordic, Big Technology, Contirbutor, contributor 2023, Tekendra Parmar, Jenna Gyimesi

I'm an EPA worker who's responded to more than 100 toxic spills and chemical fires, and I'll never forget one that got my adrenaline going

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 10:47

Tech Insider

EPA on-scene coordinator Brian Kelly wears a yellow protective suit. — Brian Kelly, an EPA on-scene coordinator.
Brian Kelly

Careers, Nordic, Science, Sustainability, Toxic Chemicals, Oil Spill, Emergency response

The age of most successful startup founders may surprise you. And no, it's not early 20s.

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 10:19

Tech Insider

Middle-aged person on their laptop at work. — If given a choice to bet on a young entrepreneur or a middle-aged one, you're safer betting on the latter, according to new research.
nortonsrx/Getty Images

Careers, Nordic, Startups, Age, Entrepreneur.com, contributor 2023, Contributor

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