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I'm an employment law attorney. Here are 3 end-of-year layoff signs you should watch out for.

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 05:31

Craig Levey says there are often early signs of layoffs — which usually appear in the fall. — Craig Levey says there are often early signs of layoffs.
Craig Levey

Law, Careers, aria-yang, thought-leadership, contributor-2023, Career, layoff

I just graduated from Crossroads School in Los Angeles, where Elon Musk's daughter attended. Here's what it was like as a student.

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 06:09

Mike Baravarian — Mike Baravarian is a 19-year-old graduate of Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California.
Mike Baravarian.

Education, as-told-to, contributor-2023, thought-leadership, aria-yang, crossroads-school

I moved my family of 6 from Milwaukee to New Zealand. Healthcare is affordable, I have a better work-life balance, and my kids are happy.

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 05:10

a woman with her arms in the air in New Zealand — Tara Hulbert moved her family from Milwaukee to New Zealand.
Courtesy of Tara Hulbert

Real Estate, BI-freelancer, Relocation, new-zealand, Milwaukee, International, Moving

I moved to the US from Europe. There are too many cars and it makes me feel isolated and lonely.

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 11:06

A man taking a selfie on the street. — Ilya Davydov moved from Europe to the US for college and dislikes the car-centric culture.
Courtesy of Ilya Davydov.

Real Estate, Maryland, cars, Relocation, urban-planning, as-told-to

I got a tech job and quadrupled my salary to $400,000 after leaving law. You don't need a traditional tech background to succeed in the industry.

Mon, 12/04/2023 - 05:10

Jonea Gordon, a data-privacy program manager at Cruise.

Courtesy of Jonea Gordon

Careers, BI-freelancer, Careers, career-advancement, Salaries, tech-salaries, six-figure-salary

I'm a 40-year-old former teacher retraining to get into AI. It might be crazy but I wish more people my age were doing it.

Sun, 12/03/2023 - 04:11

Evrim Kanbur wearing a hat and orange dress — Evrim Kanbur thinks more people should be pivoting to AI.
Evrim Kanbur

Careers, Careers, AI, job-retraining, Coding, weekend-bi-uk-feature, as-told-to

5 red flags to look for when choosing a new home, according to a professional cleaner

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 05:24

Cartoon of houses and a microscope. — Lina DaSilva, an end-of-tenancy cleaner, shares her tips on what to look out for in a house inspection before moving in.
Getty Images/tommy

Real Estate, contributor-2023, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, freelancer-uk

ChatGPT stole one of my clients that brought in up to $2,000 a month. I don't want to be cynical, but the writing is on the wall.

Fri, 12/01/2023 - 05:10

Andrew Neely.

Daniel Alfonzo

Careers, BI-freelancer, freelance-writer, AI, artificial-intelligence, chat-gpt, masters-degree

I'm a millennial who left Florida. Between the unbearable heat and the polarizing political climate, 'everything was making me think I should jump out of this.'

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 11:33

A woman posing indoors with a jacket on. — Lifelong Floridian Harmony Boyd moved away from the Sunshine State to a suburb of Boston in 2022.
Courtesy of Harmony Boyd.

Real Estate, Florida, Massachusetts, Relocation, as-told-to, south-florida, Moving

I left New York to raise kids in Orlando. Not everyone here is Disney-obsessed, and it's less expensive than you'd think.

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 05:10

a family takes a selfie at Disney World — Mark Kaley and his family.
Courtesy of Mark Kaley

Real Estate, BI-freelancer, Orlando, new-york, Florida, disney-world, walt-disney-world

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