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Amazon wanted me to move across the country to return to office. I left $200,000 in unvested stock options on the table when I quit.

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 18:38

A top-down view of an Amazon employee sitting at their desk, looking at their monitors. — An Amazon software developer sits at a desk during a press event at the online retailer's research and development site.
Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images

Tech Insider, Careers, insider-news, as-told-to, amazon, return-to-office

I moved to the US from Italy and it's been a rollercoaster. Here's what has shocked and disappointed me the most about America.

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 05:10

a woman takes a selfie in her car — Oana Adamopoulos was born and raised in Romania and now lives in Florida with her family.
Courtesy of Oana Adamopoulos

Real Estate, BI-freelancer, Romania, washington-dc, Florida, Greece, european

I dedicated my life to biology until I went on 'Naked and Afraid' and realized I could make a bigger difference doing TV instead

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 13:55

Forrest Galante holding a Fernandina Giant Tortoise — This female Fernandina Giant Tortoise is nicknamed Fern.
Forrest Galante

Careers, Science, Biology, naked-and-afraid, reality-tv, wildlife-conservation, YouTubers

I moved to Denver and regretted it because it was freezing, expensive, and hard to make friends. I'm much happier now living in Spain.

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 09:43

eric michiels — Eric Michiels in Spain.
Eric Michiels.

Real Estate, finance, BI-freelancer, as-told-to, contributor-2023, thought-leadership, Relocation

'I would never recommend this to anybody': We accidentally bought a derelict Victorian apartment for $12,000 at an auction and transformed it into our dream home

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 06:11

Background: a derelict house in Scotland, Foreground: Claire Segeren and her partner. — A millennial couple bought this crumbling house in the Scottish Highlands without seeing it.
Claire Segeren

Real Estate, as-told-to, contributor-2023

I'm a girlfriend-for-hire. I use AI to help me satisfy customers, make more money, and feel better about my work.

Wed, 11/01/2023 - 05:05

a woman in a bunny costume blows a kiss — Ela Darling.
Courtesy of Ela Darling

Careers, BI-freelancer, OnlyFans, chat-gpt, AI, girlfriend, skype

I meticulously schedule the world's most powerful space telescope, the James Webb, so we can capture the cosmos in ways we've never seen before

Tue, 10/31/2023 - 11:49

A woman smiles in front of NASA's DSN Goldstone complex. — Kari Bosley is in charge of planning when giant satellites will make contact with the James Webb Space Telescope as it moves through outerspace.
Kari Bosley

Science, Space, james-webb-space-telescope, as-told-to, discover-150

I quit Amazon after 2 months. The job was as stressful as I'd read about.

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 05:27

Navdeep Singh (Navi) quit his job at Amazon after two months because of work anxiety. — Navdeep Singh (Navi) quit his job at Amazon after two months because of work anxiety.
Navdeep (Navi) Singh

Tech Insider, Careers, as-told-to, aria-yang, contributor-2023, thought-leadership, amazon

I'm an etiquette coach who sees Gen Zers make the same big mistakes. Here are the worst ones and how to fix them.

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 05:10

a woman stitched together with teens on their phones — Jayne Withers says Gen Zers are usually shocked when she asks them to put their phones away.
Courtesy of Jayne Withers

Careers, BI-freelancer, Etiquette, gen-z, manners, Phones, respect

I got accepted to Amazon's DSP program and launched my own delivery business. I now make $3 million in revenue and own 38 vans.

Sun, 10/29/2023 - 07:39

Sophia Strother says her team has been able to deliver over 4 million packages and completed over 20,000 routes.

Jarvis Releford

Careers, Entrepreneurship, amazon, amazon-delivery-drivers, delivery-drivers, small-businesses, employee-retention

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