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I'm a computer science professor at UC Berkeley. Tech jobs are drying up and graduates are no longer guaranteed a role.

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 07:12

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Graduate — UC Berkeley professor James O'Brien says the job market is shrinking, and tech graduates are struggling to secure roles.
Jens Schott Knudsen

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I spent a total of 10 weeks quiet vacationing all over the world without my boss finding out. Here's how I did it.

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 06:00

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Two photos of Tobi Oluwole spliced together — on the left, he wears a yellow and white shirt and sunglasses at the Amalfi Coast, and on the right, he wears a t-shirt and smiles at the camara — Tobi Oluwole spent a total of 10 months quiet vacationing from his sales manager job while only officially submitting three months of vacation time.
Tobi Oluwole

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I wrote a manual on how to work with me and distributed it to every coworker I had at Google. Doing that was one of the best decisions I made there.

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 20:44

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Jerry Lee sitting outside Google's offices with his colleagues. — Jerry Lee (right), 29, was a former manager at Google. Lee said that he was inspired by his first supervisor at Google, who had his own "Working With" manual.
Jerry Lee

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We moved my mom in to help us take care of our triplets. We couldn't afford childcare, but we also couldn't do it alone.

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 13:02

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A mom, dad, grandmother, and triplets stand in a backyard dressed for a costume party. — Stephanie Ross, left, with her mom, Monica Ross, husband, Andrew Philippe, and their triplets dressed up for a costume party.
Courtesy of Stephanie Ross

Parenting, as-told-to, Parenting, Generations, grandparents, Childcare

I've planned weddings on mountains and seen million-dollar gowns, but that's not what young couples are spending more on

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 20:00

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Lelian Chew Composite — Lelian Chew has planned luxury weddings on snowcapped mountains in China and remote destinations in the Maldives for Asia's wealth elite.
The Atelier & Co

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I got my first job by giving away home-cooked breakfast with my resumé. I was 15 at the time.

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 15:32

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Teddy Sheehan, not pictured, landed an apprenticeship as a plumber by thinking outside the box.T

Granger Wootz/ Getty Images

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I'm a telecommunications expert — here's how I think IoT can help prevent wildfires and save our forests

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 15:03

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My mom moved in with me for the first 30 days of my baby's life. She feeds me homemade food and ensures I can rest

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 10:02

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Mom, baby and grandmother posing for photo — Hillary Wichlin's mom moved in with her after the birth of her daughter to take care of both of them.
Courtesy of Hillary Wichlin

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

I was an early Amazon executive. Andy Jassy is right to get employees in the office 5 days a week.

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 08:25

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John Rossman smiling whilst wearing a navy blue suit — John Rossman thinks Amazon's return-to-office push aligns with its leadership principles.
John Rossman

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I took Harvard's $12,500 celebrity-filled 4-day media course. It was worth every penny.

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 05:05

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Manuelle Pires is a senior strategic partner manager for YouTube.

Courtesy of Manuelle Pires

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