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I'm an Amazon software engineer who wasn't selected for the H-1B visa. I was obsessed with staying in the US‚ but not anymore.

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Politics

A man taking a selfie from a high-rise building. — Wen-Hsing Huang is a software development engineer at Amazon from Taiwan. He explained why the changes to the H-1B visa program don't stress him out.
Wen-Hsing Huang

Tech, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, contributor-2025, trump-world-big-bet, h-1b-visa, amazon

I went from MTV star to managing fortunes at Bank of America. It took hustle and a lowly internship to get here.

Fri, 09/26/2025 - 05:01

Tech Insider : Business

Kim Stolz

Bank of America

finance, finance, wall-street, rising-stars-of-wall-street, wall-street-jobs, Careers, as-told-to

I was an in-house artist at Goyard and Louis Vuitton. Now, I use AI to market my fashion brand.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 20:00

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel

Jasline Ang, cofounder of Studio Qiling. — Jasline Ang, cofounder of Studio Qiling.
Jasline Ang

Careers, Small Business, Retail, as-told-to

I left a comfortable career with Disney and Warner Bros. to run a noodle brand. Betting on myself was worth the risk.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 07:24

Tech Insider : Business

Young Chang, CEO of A-Sha Foods USA, poses next to a display of A-Sha products. — Young Chang, CEO of A-Sha Foods USA, told Business Insider his brother-in-law convinced him to leave his steady corporate job to work in the food industry.
A-Sha Foods USA

Careers, Retail, Food, as-told-to

I canceled Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension. I used 'Hamilton' to explain to my kids why.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 05:59

Tech Insider : Business

Kelli Caldwell is pictured. — Kelli Caldwell used "Hamilton" to explain why the family was canceling Disney+.
Kelli Caldwell

Parenting, Media, as-told-to, disney, jimmy-kimmel, Disneyland, Parenting

I was unemployed for year after being laid off twice. Here are 4 things that gave me the confidence I needed to keep chugging on.

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business

Jasmine Lee — Jasmine Lee says facing two layoffs in two years felt like a quarter-life crisis.
Jasmine Lee

Careers, layoff, Unemployed, job-hunt, laid-off, contributor-2025, as-told-to

I left my job to travel after a hard breakup. Starting over in China gave me the life I wanted.

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

David Fun posing with San Francisco skyline in the background. — After a difficult break-up, David Fun took some time off from work, and California, and eventually settled down in Guangzhou, China.
Provided by David Fun

Careers, singapore-freelancer, chinese-american, chinese-americans, asian-americans, living-abroad, guangzhou

I'm a Bay Area tech worker with a real-estate side hustle. I think everyone should invest in real estate.

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:49

Tech Insider : Business

Connie Bai — Connie Bai wants to build a real estate portfolio so she can generate passive income.
Courtesy Connie Bai

Careers, Careers, residential-real-estate, real-estate-investor, as-told-to, hustle-culture-big-bet

I'm a pediatrician and mom of 2. If your child has an activity every night after school, they're overbooked.

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:11

Tech Insider : Business, Sports

Child leans on a piano keyboard — Tetra Images/Getty Images/Tetra images RF

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

I bought a BYD Dolphin Surf and took it on a European road trip. I was surprised by how relaxing driving 1,000 miles in an EV was.

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 06:15

Tech Insider : Business

Dogs — Rafael Verástegui and his wife embarked on a European road trip in July.
Rafael Eduardo Wefers Verástegui

Transportation, as-told-to, trending-uk, byd, tesla, Innovation, Europe

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