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I've interned at IBM since high school. It's taught me 3 key lessons about building a career in tech.

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 05:56

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology

Gogi Benny — Gogi Benny, 21, got his first internship at IBM in high school.
Little Baby Face Foundation

Tech, ibm, internship, as-told-to

I work full-time while caring for both my mom and kids. It can be overwhelming, but it's taught me I don't have to be in control.

Sat, 09/27/2025 - 06:00

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

Karen Lee-Coss with her family — Karen Lee-Coss talked to Business Insider about what caregiving is like and how it has changed her.
Karen Lee-Coss

Careers, Caregiving, Parent, Family, as-told-to, att-newsroom, contributor-2025

I quit investment banking to work in Big Tech. My work life balance is better but it's harder to make friends.

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:12

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Dana Schoolsky — After two years of working in investment banking this former analyst left for a job at TikTok.
Dana Schoolsky

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, big-tech, investment-banking, analyst, career-change

I'm an Amazon software engineer who wasn't selected for the H-1B visa. I was obsessed with staying in the US‚ but not anymore.

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Politics

A man taking a selfie from a high-rise building. — Wen-Hsing Huang is a software development engineer at Amazon from Taiwan. He explained why the changes to the H-1B visa program don't stress him out.
Wen-Hsing Huang

Tech, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, contributor-2025, trump-world-big-bet, h-1b-visa, amazon

I went from MTV star to managing fortunes at Bank of America. It took hustle and a lowly internship to get here.

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:01

Tech Insider : Business

Kim Stolz

Bank of America

finance, finance, wall-street, rising-stars-of-wall-street, wall-street-jobs, Careers, as-told-to

I was an in-house artist at Goyard and Louis Vuitton. Now, I use AI to market my fashion brand.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 20:00

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel

Jasline Ang, cofounder of Studio Qiling. — Jasline Ang, cofounder of Studio Qiling.
Jasline Ang

Careers, Small Business, Retail, as-told-to

I left a comfortable career with Disney and Warner Bros. to run a noodle brand. Betting on myself was worth the risk.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 07:24

Tech Insider : Business

Young Chang, CEO of A-Sha Foods USA, poses next to a display of A-Sha products. — Young Chang, CEO of A-Sha Foods USA, told Business Insider his brother-in-law convinced him to leave his steady corporate job to work in the food industry.
A-Sha Foods USA

Careers, Retail, Food, as-told-to

I canceled Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. I used 'Hamilton' to explain to my kids why.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 05:59

Tech Insider : Business

Kelli Caldwell is pictured. — Kelli Caldwell used "Hamilton" to explain why the family was canceling Disney+.
Kelli Caldwell

Parenting, Media, as-told-to, disney, jimmy-kimmel, Disneyland, Parenting

I was unemployed for year after being laid off twice. Here are 4 things that gave me the confidence I needed to keep chugging on.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business

Jasmine Lee — Jasmine Lee says facing two layoffs in two years felt like a quarter-life crisis.
Jasmine Lee

Careers, layoff, Unemployed, job-hunt, laid-off, contributor-2025, as-told-to

I left my job to travel after a hard breakup. Starting over in China gave me the life I wanted.

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

David Fun posing with San Francisco skyline in the background. — After a difficult break-up, David Fun took some time off from work, and California, and eventually settled down in Guangzhou, China.
Provided by David Fun

Careers, singapore-freelancer, chinese-american, chinese-americans, asian-americans, living-abroad, guangzhou

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