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I'm a CEO who takes a 3-day silent retreat every year. I book an Airbnb, cover the clocks, and let my mind wander — it's changed my life.

Sun, 12/07/2025 - 05:14

Tech Insider : Business

A man holds a rusty metal A-frame beside a frozen, snow-covered pond on a sunny winter day. — Noah Greenberg takes an annual 3-day silent retreat.
Kellock Irvin

Careers, health, as-told-to, Productivity, Retreats, new-york, morning-routine

I joined a company with an AI mandate. I was daunted at first, but I've saved hours by solving a big, boring problem.

Sun, 12/07/2025 - 05:03

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Technology

Komal Amin works at Mighty Bear Games.

Courtesy of Komal Amin

AI, Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, AI, Startups, gaming

Parents, please stop asking me to hire your kids

Sat, 12/06/2025 - 05:22

Tech Insider : Business

A man and woman stand in front of a retail store. — Scott Tannen and his wife cofounded the bedding company Boll & Branch in 2014.
Clark Adams

Careers, Internships, job-hunting, helicopter-parents, as-told-to, Parenting

I built a recruiting platform for AI jobs. Here's the challenging reality of the AI talent wars.

Fri, 12/05/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

a man in a gray suit poses outside — Alfredo Mercedes.
VU Talent Partners

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, ai-jobs, artificial-intelligence, Tech, defense-tech

I moved my 88-year-old dad into my apartment complex. His apartment is visible from my window, so I can keep an eye on him.

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 11:38

Tech Insider : Business

An older man is standing in front of a painting with a younger woman — Deidre Catucci, with her father, William
Courtesy of Deidre Catucci.

Parenting, health, as-told-to, super-agers, Caregiving, Seniors, Housing

I'm the CEO of BeatBox Beverages. DJing, dad duty, and catching up with Mark Cuban are all part of my day.

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Justin Fenchel — CEO of BeatBox Beverages Justin Fenchel stands with a cardboard cutout of Mark Cuban, an investor in the brand.
Susannah Kay for BI

Careers, freelance-photography, jorge-castillo, as-told-to, power-hours, BI-freelancer, mark-cuban

I have stage 4 colon cancer. I'm leaving my kids handwritten cards for their milestones, like birthdays and weddings.

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 09:06

Tech Insider : Business

A woman holding a greeting card — Lauren Gilbert and some of the cards in which she will write heartfelt messages.
Courtesy of Lauren Gilbert

Parenting, health, as-told-to, colon-cancer, Parenting, health, chemotherapy

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

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 05:24

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

Careers, how-to-quit-well, as-told-to, apple, big-tech, tess-martinelli, Quitting

I'm a 26-year-old Google engineer who spent a year transitioning to an AI job. Here's how I did it.

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 05:31

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Maitri Mangal — Maitri Mangal spent seven months learning about AI before she applied to AI-related roles at Google.
Maitri Mangal

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, google, AI, Engineers, changing-workplace-big-bet

I was laid off by Meta as a 'low-performer.' I feel it's part of the reason I still can't find a job, 9 months later.

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 05:25

Tech Insider : Business, Politics

Brittney Ball says she thought she would stay at Meta until she retired.

Brittney Ball

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, meta, layoff, tech-layoff, big-tech

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