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I was asked to leave an event for female founders because I had my baby with me. I don't think babies and business should remain separate.

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 07:44

Mom posing with baby at Y Combinator — Elena Brandt was told to leave a talk at a Y Combinator because her baby was cooing.
Courtesy of Elena Brandt

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

Google's executive productivity advisor says her 'no-tech' Tuesday night challenge was a hit at the tech giant

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 06:04

a woman typing and texting on her phone — Google productivity manager, Laura Mae Martin, breaks down her No-Tech Tuesday challenge in her new book.
Tim Robberts/Getty Images

Tech, Strategy, Science, Careers, google, Productivity

The truth behind LinkedIn's Open to Work banner

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:33

Tech Insider : Economy

A figure hiding shamefully from pointer cursors — Matt Harrison Clough for BI

economy, Discourse, Careers, Tech, linkedin, job-search, Unemployment

3 signs a PIP is looming and what to do

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:16

illustration of an employee leaving the office with a box of stuff — HR exec Stephanie Alston shared her three top warning signs that a PIP might be coming.
Nadia_Bormotova/Getty Images

Careers, HR, Work, Jobs, performance-improvement-plan, Pip, Careers

I took a 6-month sabbatical after working for 10 years. I dreaded going back to work but returned as a better employee.

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Travel

a man smiles for a selfie outside — Jon Schubin.
Courtesy of Jon Schubin

Careers, BI-freelancer, sabbatical, paid-sabbaticals, time-off, Travel, volunteering

I took a 50% pay cut to leave my sales job and work on a potato farm. I have no regrets.

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 20:17

Tyler Heppell poses in front of his farm — Tyler Heppell left his sales job to work on his family farm.
Tyler Heppell

Careers, Small Business, Farming, Farmers, Canada, pay-cut, career-switch

A former Michelin-starred chef was looking for a new hobby after his divorce. He started a gin business in his daughter's old bedroom.

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Travel

Chef and gin maker Jón Óskar Árnason in Sweden. — Jón Óskar Árnason's new gin-making hobby has turned into a side business.
Jonas Westling

Careers, Travel, singapore-freelancer, gin, Sweden, michelin-restaurants, Nordic

A Meta product manager who hates negotiating her salary explains how she approaches compensation talks

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 20:00

Sarra Bounouh — Sarra Bounouh is a product manager at Meta, which she joined earlier this year.
Sarra Bounouh

Careers, careers-advice, salary-negotiation

Thousands of hotel workers are on strike over Labor Day Weekend

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 13:38

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

People holding signs that say — Over 10,000 hotel workers are on strike, including over 900 workers in Boston.
JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images

Careers, economy, Careers, economy, Strike, strikes, Hotels

As fast as some jobs are growing, others are losing steam

Mon, 09/02/2024 - 09:16

Tech Insider : Economy

Career ladder climbing success — Westend61/Getty Images

Careers, economy, Newsletters, Newsletter, insider-today, bi-graphics, jenny-chang-rodriguez

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