I'm a Gen Zer who was unprepared for life after college. Here are 5 things I wish I knew before graduation.

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"I'm one of the newest additions to the whole club. But I think I've learned a bit since I graduated last May," writes Insider's Rachel Bernstein.

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I left NYC for SC and I'll probably never go back. Here's what the slower pace of life taught me about work-life balance and happiness.

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During the pandemic, Michelle Gross and her husband realized they wanted to live in a place where they could spend more time outdoors.

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I work remotely from vacation rentals. It's cheaper than rent or a mortgage — here's how I find good deals and choose where to go next.

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Michelle Joy in Vienna.

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I used ChatGPT to talk to my boss for a week and she didn't notice. Here are the other ways I use it daily to get work done.

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Nick Rolle works on the insights and analytics team at Insider.

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I found it stressful to work from home as a Gen Z account exec. Here's why I'll choose to work in the office every time — even if it costs more to do so.

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Delvin Walsh said her home is not a designated space to sit down and focus. She prefers going into the office.

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How to identify the 12 stages of burnout before it gets out of control

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Stage 12: Full burnout syndrome

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I had a 4-day workweek at Kickstarter. I saw huge improvements in my productivity and social life — and there was only one downside.

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I left teaching and now make $450,000 in revenue a year covering up scars and stretch marks with tattoos. Here's how I built my lucrative business from scratch.

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Laura Lara left teaching to become a paramedical tattooist in 2020.

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Remote work hasn't been the best for my career — I was passed up twice for promotions. But it's been amazing for my personal life.

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A new book by a Pulitzer Prize winner unsuccessfully tries to take down the private equity industry and fixates on Leon Black. Here's what it gets wrong.

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The authors reveal a peculiar obsession with Leon Black (shown, left), the founder and one-time leader of Apollo, writes our reviewer.

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