I slept in my car and showered in the factory to work 12-hour shifts at Tesla. I still got laid off after 5 years.

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Nico Murillo was laid off from Tesla after five years

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A former Google recruiter shares 4 emails to send hiring managers to avoid getting mistakenly ghosted — and when to move on

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Former Google recruiter Nolan Church says that a solid follow-up strategy is the antidote to ghosting, but nothing is 100% guaranteed.

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I'm a US Army jumpmaster in the frozen Arctic, and the coldest jump I've ever made was -50 degrees Fahrenheit

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Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descend after jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III over Malemute Drop Zone during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 24, 2022.
Army paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descend after jumping from a U.S.

My coworker and I bonded over how much we hated our job. We were in relationships with other people but fell in love anyway.

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Liv Arnold, left, met her husband at work.

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I'm a Canadian who's lived in the US for over 30 years. I don't get why so many Americans want to move to Canada.

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I left JP Morgan and escaped the 'golden handcuffs.' I have no regrets.

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I'm a CEO who microdoses magic mushrooms as part of my morning routine. It helps me feel more productive and empathetic.

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I moved to NYC from Ukraine for a tech job. Here are 3 main differences in America's work culture.

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Yaroslav Zubko moved to the US to work for a startup in New York.

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We're DINKs in Austin who are waiting until we make $350,000 to have kids. Maintaining our lifestyle as parents is a priority.

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Matthew and Brooke Bennett.

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I've flipped burgers and hauled packages, but I didn't realize how bad hourly service jobs were until I got a 9-to-5 office job

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Justin Jordan says he has more mental energy to focus on things like his health now that he has a corporate office job — something he couldn't do when he worked a physical labor job.

Kristen Davis

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