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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I'm 47 and quit my job without having anything else lined up. I didn't want to live a life with regrets.

Tech Insider : Business, Travel
Woman working from home
The author now works from her kitchen table.

Courtesy of the author

I quit Apple and had to rebuild my life at 40. Starting over has taught me how to value my whole self.

Tech Insider : Business
Cher Scarlett taking a selfie
Cher Scarlett said she didn't realize how hard it would be to find a job after leaving Apple.

Cher Scarlett

I have 4 kids. I'm raising them to be quitters.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Sports
The author with one of her children.
The author said that some parents she knows see quitting as a failure. By contrast, she encourages her kids to quit things that no longer suit them.

Courtesy of Rachel Garlinghouse

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