I was a consultant at McKinsey. Here's the frustrating way they pushed me out.

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Ezra Gershanok was a business analyst at McKinsey & Company.

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CEO of baby apparel brand Kyte Baby apologizes after denying employee's remote work request while newborn was in NICU

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The Dallas-based baby apparel brand Kyte Baby came under fire on social media for a remote work issue.

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How to respond when you suddenly get laid off, fired, or promoted at work

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Matt Abrahams recommends taking a pause when receiving unexpected news.

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A Wisconsin university chancellor was sacked after publishing his own porn series with his wife. Now they say the firing infringed on their free speech rights.

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Joe Gow served as chancellor for 16 years before he was fired on Wednesday.

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Performance-improvement plans in tech: 4 Google and Amazon employees share what happened after they were put on PIP

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5 former employees from Amazon and Google share their stories.
5 former employees from Amazon and Google share their stories.

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Sam Altman supporters are posting hilarious memes about what it will be like if he returns

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Several users have posted clips of Ari Gold returning to TMA's offices on the television show Entourage as corollary for Altman's return to OpenAI.

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The tech community says Altman's ouster is a 'hostile takeover' and a 'coup.' Here's what we know.

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Sam Altman, now the former CEO of OpenAI, was ousted in what some call a "coup."

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Levi's CEO fired more than half of his execs during his first 18 months in the role and regrets not letting go of some staff more quickly

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Charles Bergh, the CEO of Levi Strauss & Co.

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My company lost $450K because we didn't fire 5 wrong hires quickly enough. It's important to 'fire fast' — even though it's difficult.

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Melissa Kwan is the CEO of eWebinar
Melissa Kwan is the CEO of eWebinar

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I got fired from my $190,000 job at Meta for posting on TikTok, but there wasn't much real work for recruiters like me to do

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Maddie Macho says her team barely had work to do.

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