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I'm an engineer who left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia. I was worried about leaving the tech hub, but I love Philly's lower cost of living.

Sat, 11/23/2024 - 09:07

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a side by side photo of adam fletcher and the Philly skyline — Adam Fletcher left Silicon Valley for Philadelphia.
Courtesy of Adam Fletcher

Real Estate, Philadelphia, silicon-valley, as-told-to

I was proud to have an amicable $500 divorce. I didn't realize managing the finances of co-parenting would be much harder.

Sat, 11/23/2024 - 06:48

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Silhouette image of man and woman standing back-to-back in window — Sheri Atwood had an amicable divorce with her ex until managing finances while co-parenting got in the way.
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Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, Finances, Divorce, Family

I moved to Dubai for a dream job and loved the glamorous life. Eventually, it took a toll.

Sat, 11/23/2024 - 03:31

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Jessika Ros Malic on an Atlantis boat in Dubai. — Jessika Roso Malic lived in Dubai for seven years before returning home to Phoenix.
Courtesy of Jessika Ros Malic

Real Estate, Careers, Dubai, Phoenix, Relocation, emirates-airline, Burnout

I've lived in Delhi my entire life. The toxic smog is suffocating, but I can't bring myself to leave.

Fri, 11/22/2024 - 11:28

Tech Insider : Economy

Visitors wearing mask during Thick layer of smog amid rise in pollution levels at Humayun's Tomb on November 18, 2024 in New Delhi, India — Delhi's Air Quality Index hit 1,500 this week. The United States Environmental Protection Agency considers anything over 300 as "hazardous" to health.
Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

economy, International, as-told-to, news-uk, Pollution, Delhi, India

A thoughtful teacher helped me and my twin after I hesitantly told her we were late to school because we were homeless

Fri, 11/22/2024 - 09:47

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A teacher helps her students working on an assignment. — A teacher helps her students work on an assignment.
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health, as-told-to, teacher, middle-school, the-bronx, brooklyn

Employers are scrutinizing WFH accommodation requests — here's how to make yours stronger

Fri, 11/22/2024 - 05:03

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Greg Mansell — Greg Mansell says elongated accommodation request processes can be stressful for disabled employees.
Greg Mansell

Law, Careers, work-from-home, RTO, amazon-rto, return-to-office-mandate, WFH

I left my 6-figure corporate banking job, and now, I'm a food influencer. I support my family by doing what I love.

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 06:18

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A man's hands taking a picture of dinner — After leaving corporate banking, I now work as a food influencer.
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Careers, as-told-to, corporate-banking, Influencer, content-creation, cooking, Food

I was 17 when I gave birth to my son. Now that he's off to college, I'm trying to figure out who I am.

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 15:21

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Winnie Thompson and her family — Winnie Thompson dropped of her son in college in 2024 and is figuring life without him at home.
Courtesy of Winnie Thompson

Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, parenting-freelancer, College

I got sober thanks to a monthly shot of a drug that helps stop my craving for alcohol. I lost 70 pounds in the process.

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 15:08

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A side-by-side image of a man fishing. In the first image, he is overweight. In the second, he has lost 70 pounds. — Jeff Horton lost 70 pounds in weight after quitting alcohol.
Courtesy of Jeff Horton

health, as-told-to, weight-loss, Alcohol, addiction-recovery, Family

I was Twitter's head of content strategy. Bluesky has the edge over Threads to be the new Twitter as people leave X.

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 11:48

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Gordon MacMillan smiling with his arms crossed — Gordon MacMillan was the head of content strategy at Twitter before it became X.
Gordon MacMillan

Tech, as-told-to, trending-uk, twitter, Bluesky, elon-musk, x

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