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Google hired me as a UX engineer without a college degree. I pushed past imposter syndrome to land the job.

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 05:05

a man stands in front of the Google sign — Edwin Toh was a UX engineer at Google for six years.
Courtesy of Edwin Toh

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, google, dream-job, Googlers, ux

I moved from Dallas to Dubai with my husband and 3 kids. It's surprisingly similar to the US.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 20:14

A family poses with Ain Dubai in the background — Katie Miller moved with her husband and children from Dallas to Dubai in May.
Katie Miller

Real Estate, Parenting, as-told-to, Dubai, united-arab-emirates, american-expats, live-abroad

I paid over $3,000 for a matchmaker. I met my husband on my second date.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 15:50

A side-by-side of a bride and groom smiling at the camera and looking at each other at their wedding. — Lauren and Ryan Leon met through a matchmaker.
ANS Photography

culture, as-told-to, matchmaker, Lifestyle, Relationships, Dating

I won a housing lottery with over 5,000 applicants. Now I pay $1,260 a month for a brand-new home.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 11:27

Angela Santiago on the roof of her apartment complex. — Angela Santiago won an apartment with rent well below market rate through a New Jersey affordable housing lottery program.
Courtesy of Angela Santiago

Real Estate, housing-lottery, affordable-housing, new-jersey, single-mom, cost-of-living, rents

I was born and raised in the Caribbean. People are wrong to reduce it to sun, sea, and sand.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 06:35

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

tenille clarke carnival — Tenille Clarke, pictured at Trinidad Carnival earlier this year, was born and raised in the Caribbean.
Querine Salandy for Chambers Media Solutions

Travel, news-uk, Travel, Lifestyle, as-told-to, Caribbean, Canada

I quit my Big 4 accounting job to be a full-time entrepreneur. It's useful to have a stable job for as long as you can.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 05:41

Left: Stu Macdonald holding a peanut butter jar on a peanut estate in Argentina, Right: Stu Macdonald sat at a table, putting labels on peanut butter jars. — Macdonald came up with the idea for ManiLife while living in Argentina.
Stu Macdonald

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2024, Entrepreneur, big-4, Accounting, PwC

I gave up my dream of being a doctor at a local hospital just one year out of medical school. That decision cost me close to half a million dollars, but it was worth it.

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 19:42

Faith Choo sitting at her desk with a stethoscope strung over her neck. — Faith Choo, 27, left the public healthcare system just a year after graduating from medical school in Singapore. She is now working as a locum doctor.
Faith Choo

Careers, health, as-told-to, medicine, medical-school, public-health, Healthcare

I quit my job at Meta and traveled to Bali to find myself — but 2 months later, I moved back into my parents' house more confused than ever.

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 07:21

Tech Insider : Travel

Simone Landis sitting by a pool facing the mountains in Bali. — Simone Landis moved back into her childhood home after quitting her career at Meta.
Simone Landis

Travel, Tech, as-told-to, meta, quit-job, bali, solo-traveling

I moved to Finland for 90 days and fell in love with the culture and lifestyle. Now, I'm raising my daughters here.

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 05:05

a man takes a photo with his daughters in a boat — Andro Lindsay and his daughters.
Andro Lindsay

Real Estate, as-told-to, Relocation, Finland, Chile, Moving, helsinki

I'm a Google technical program manager. This is how AI has transformed my job.

Mon, 08/12/2024 - 14:14

Karanveer Anand smiling in green button down with cityscape behind him, wide angle — Karanveer Anand has worked as a technical program manager at Google for the last three years and has seen the AI revolution unfold at the company.
Karanveer Anand

Tech, AI, as-told-to, AI, google

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