When my job started feeling like being with a bad boyfriend, I knew I had to quit

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Lisa Fail
Lisa Fail decided to take a career break after experiencing a "bad boyfriend" moment with her relationship to work.

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A mom of twin toddlers left her six-figure Google job to bet on herself: 'I thought about the story I wanted to tell my kids.'

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Taylor M. LaSane
Taylor M. LaSane

Taylor M. LaSane

2 questions a Gen Zer asked herself before quitting Google to run for Congress: 'I knew I'd regret not doing it'

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Economy
Bushra Amiwala
Bushra Amiwala

Bushra Amiwala

I quit my MBB consulting job to help others land jobs at top firms. Here's what separates the candidates who get offers.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Jack Kim at a restaurant holding chopsticks.
Jack Kim said he had a hard time getting a job in consulting because he overlooked the "airplane test."

Jack Kim

It's a terrible time to quit your job. These 7 Big Tech workers share why they did it anyway.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
Kruthika Jayatheertha (left), David Chong (center), and Joslyn Orgill (right)
Kruthika Jayatheertha (left), David Chong (center), and Joslyn Orgill (right) quit their Big Tech roles without another job lined up.

Kruthika Jayatheertha (left), David Chong (center), and Joslyn Orgill (right)

I quit Meta to build an AI startup. Giving up a Big Tech salary was tough — here's how I prepared financially.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Jason White
Jason White

Jason White

I quit my $390K tech job to start my own business. I still question my decision, but this is the first time in years I've woken up excited for life.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Shiyao Tang sitting on edge of couch
Shiyao Tang says she spent 5 months planning her exit from her $390K job.

Shiyao Tang

A millennial quit a 6-figure job at Google to pursue more meaningful work: 'I wanted more out of my career and my life.'

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Environment
Joslyn Orgill
Joslyn Orgill

Joslyn Orgill

I quit my job to travel. Here's how the time off helped me rethink my career.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
A woman and a dog pose together
Nurya Doorenbos with her dog during a European road trip she took after quitting her job in the spring.

Maxim Muylaert

I quit my job to pursue a better opportunity, but then I was fired. I'm now forced to rethink my whole career.

Tech Insider : Business
a man packing up his desk and looking distraught
The author lost his job and had to start over.

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