5 biggest struggles I've faced since quiet quitting corporate and starting my own business

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Amy Zhang
Amy Zhang says she's learning to have patience with herself on her entrepreneurial journey.

Kristin Litzenberg

Employers are scrutinizing WFH accommodation requests — here's how to make yours stronger

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Greg Mansell
Greg Mansell says elongated accommodation request processes can be stressful for disabled employees.

Greg Mansell

My 3 years at Tesla were the best and worst of my life

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Amanda Manley sitting in front of a Tesla with her daughter and husband
Amanda Manley says her breaking point at Tesla was when she returned from maternity leave.

Amanda Manley

I'm the CEO of a recruitment company. Here's how we can tell someone used AI on a job application.

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A person infront of their laptop while using AI on their mobile device.
Khyati Sundaram says there are subtle signs that an applicant used AI to write their résumé or test answers.

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An accounting manager struggled with work-life balance at PwC, Walmart, and Google. Leaving the Bay Area is what finally changed the tide.

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Mike Manalac standing outdoors holding his son with his wife under a tree with pink flowers.
Mike Manalac says he struggled to prioritize his career without sacrificing family life.

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I quit Amazon after being assigned 21 direct reports and burning out. I worry about the decision to flatten its hierarchy.

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Yvonne Lee-Hawkins smiling into camera
Yvonne Lee-Hawkins says she felt disappointed she couldn't give her direct reports more individual support.

Yvonne Lee-Hawkins

My coworkers helped me get through my divorce. As a gay man, I was shocked that straight divorced men were my biggest allies.

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The author and his coworkers formed an unofficial club to help each other navigate their divorces.

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I'm happy I got laid off from Deloitte. The physical and mental toll wasn't worth the paycheck.

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Cierra Desmaratti smiling while on a rooftop
Cierra Desmaratti says she felt unsafe to open up to colleagues about her feelings of burnout.

Cierra Desmaratti

I became a stay-at-home dad so my wife could work. I'll never be able to nurture our kids quite like her but I love it.

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Clayton Keller with his wife and two kids
Clayton Keller says he was nervous to tell people about becoming a stay-at-home dad.

Stacie Marshall

4 lessons on how to handle being interrupted that we can learn from Kamala Harris

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Selena Rezvani says Vice President Kamala Harris is a master of the "broken record technique."

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