A software engineer compares working at Twitch vs. Google: Here's how their interview processes and work cultures stack up

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Photo of Goutam Nair as he stands in front of a door

Courtesy of Goutam Nair

I saved over $100,000 by working two full-time remote jobs for a year. It was chaos at times but worth it.

Tech Insider : Business
headshot of a woman in a pink outfit
Jessica Winder.

Lisa Weingardt / Little Loop Photography

Getting laid off ended my Big Tech career. I needed that push to do work I love.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Alaina Appleman is posing in a Facebook sign.
After being laid off from Meta in 2023, Alaina Appleman decided she was done with Big Tech and global media.

Provided by Alaina Appleman

I quit JPMorgan after rising through the ranks over 14 years. I don't blame the bank alone for my burnout.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Style
Wilma Ramona de Souza
Wilma Ramona de Souza worked at JPMorgan for 14 years, becoming an executive director by her mid-thirties.

Wilma Ramony de Souza

My 34-year-old daughter will always live at home. Still, I'm proud of how far she has come.

Tech Insider : Business
An adult daughter embracing her mother
Marguerite Elisofon and her daughter, Samantha.

Courtesy of Marguerite Elisofon

My family of 3 moved from the UK to the US. I'm lonely and worry about our aging parents being so far away.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Clare Brown and her family
Clare Brown and her family moved from the UK to the US.

Courtesy of Clare Brown

I'm 16 and just raised $1 million for my AI project despite being average at school. Here's why it helps to be delusional.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Toby Brown headshot
Toby Brown, 16, decided to leave school to move to San Francisco.

Courtesy of Toby Brown

I moved home after a breakup and felt like a failure. Joining a gym helped me find my partner and make close friends.

Tech Insider : Business
A woman sitting outside
Katie McDonald, 29, moved back home after a breakup when she was 22. She joined a luxury gym with the money she saved.

Katie McDonald

I'm a working dad with a health condition. I can't do everything my wife does, but here's how we manage the parenting load.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Man and woman lean over toddler in highchair with birthday cake
Wesley Graft and his wife, Kim, celebrate their daughter Emma's 1st birthday.

Wesley Graft

I plan to leave the US because I can't get an H-1B visa. I'm worried Trump's $100,000 fee means my American dream is over.

Tech Insider : Business
Shreya Mishra Reddy standing on outdoor steps outside a building.
Shreya Mishra Reddy plans to leave the US before her student work authorization expires in January 2026.

Courtesy of Shreya Mishra Reddy

Subscribe to as-told-to