I've applied to over 500 jobs in the 11 months since my layoff. I lost hot water and started a GoFundMe.

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Valerie Lockhart
Valerie Lockhart

Valerie Lockhart

I got a job at Amazon, but kept interviewing at other MAANG companies. Here's why I left for Google.

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Ganesh Karthik Sankar
Ganesh Karthik Sankar

Ganesh Karthik Sankar

After work, I had to DoorDash to pay for our motel room. I brought my toddler with me to avoid childcare costs.

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A woman holding a toddler.
Miller, shown with her daughter, Emory, was determined to pay her own way.

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My parents moved in with us to care for my husband when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's at 46.

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Roberto and Sara Burgos, with their daughter, Zahydie Burgos, and son-in-law, Pako.

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Instead of downsizing, I moved into a bigger home at 74. My grandkids love the extra space, and family visits are finally fun.

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A selfie of Laurence Gerowitz and his wife Dottie Lipski.
Laurence Gerowitz and his wife Dottie Lipski.

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College in the US didn't give me the independence I wanted. I moved to Germany, where medical school costs me $100 per semester.

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Erika Roberts jokes around wearing national dress at the Munich beer festival.

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I'm a former investment bank MD turned career coach. Here are my 4 tips for landing a job in a tough market.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Eric Sim is wearing a blue blazer and standing in front of several armchairs.
Eric Sim, 55, retired from his banking career in 2017. Sim says building up one's competencies, appeal, trustworthiness, and social capital will help one to secure a job.

Eric Sim

I was laid off at Disney. Then I rebooted my entertainment career thanks to micro dramas.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Erik Heintz is a California-based producer working in micro dramas.
Erik Heintz found stability working micro dramas as Hollywood has contracted.

Sasha Genenfeld

We adopted an embryo that had been frozen for 30 1/2 years. Our record-breaking baby was born this summer.

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A baby wearing a onesie with words on it
Thaddeus wearing his special "frozen" onesie.

Courtesy of Lindsey Pierce

I left California for Texas to begin my new life as a divorcée. It's more affordable as a single woman, and I feel free to express my political and religious beliefs.

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Jackie Burse grabbing a drink.
Jackie Burse grabbing a drink.

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