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

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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.

Ex-Microsoft VP of HR: If the application process is bad, the job will probably be worse. Beware of these red flags when interviewing.

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Gen Zers are looking out for red flags in job interviews

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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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Alli Peck moved to Las Vegas and took a pay cut of $39,000.

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3 pieces of information you should never share in a job interview and what to say instead, from a recruiting manager.

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Bonnie Dilber warns of three topics you should avoid discussing in a job interview.

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How long is too long at one job? How short is too short? Microsoft's ex-VP of HR explains.

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I'm an employment lawyer. Here are the first 3 questions to ask HR if you're laid off or fired.

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5 tips that make top candidates stand out from other applicants in a tough job market, according to a recruiter

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Here's why I banned office relationships between coworkers as a CEO

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I'm a former Amazon VP who once laid off a third of a startup I had helped build. Here's what I learned about handling layoffs.

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Ethan Evans writes that if you get the sense that a layoff is coming, you want to try to be a part of that process so you can influence the outcome.

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Why don't many executives take pay cuts to avoid layoffs? An ex-Microsoft HR VP explains.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai (left) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (right).

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