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I became a full-time content creator, but quit after I realized I was sacrificing my morals for a paycheck. It made me insecure and anxious.

Sun, 08/31/2025 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Business

Evelyn Ramli sitting in front of a window wearing a black dress with a drink on the table by her side. — Former influencer Evelyn Ramli took a pay cut when she quit content-creating and got a corporate job.
Photo courtesy Evelyn Ramli

Careers, health, Influencers, influencer-marketing, career-change, mistakes, Quitting

I quit my corporate job at 29 and became a yacht chef. Now I cook for high-profile executives and retired athletes.

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 09:47

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Economy

emily ruybal chef split with yacht menu — Emily Ruybal is a private chef and content creator working on chartered yachts.
Courtesy of Emily Ruybal

Careers, Food, Travel, as-told-to, Food, private-chef, Yachts

I quit my job as a lawyer and moved to Spain for a slower life. Now I run a business helping other Black women move abroad.

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 06:48

Tech Insider : Travel, Business, Sports

Christine Job moved from Atlanta to Spain in 2017 and has no plans to return to the US.

Courtesy of Christine Job

Travel, Real Estate, Spain, Mover, black-woman, Lawyer, podcast

I took over the Tetris company from my dad. My children see me as a strong leader.

Sat, 08/30/2025 - 06:11

Tech Insider : Business

Henk Rogers, Maya Rogers, Alexey Pajitnov smiling and standing on a set of steps. — Maya Rogers is the CEO of Tetris, the company her father, Henk Rogers, left, founded with game developer Alexey Pajitnov, right.
Photo credit: Ryan Hadji

Careers, as-told-to, Careers, health, health-freelancer, CEOs, Parenting

I was earning $300,000 at Google and saving for early retirement — then I quit for a more flexible life. It changed how I view success.

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 07:16

Tech Insider : Business

A man standing in front of a light-up Google sign at one of Google's offices. — Tang initially thought he'd stay at Google for life.
Courtesy of Jim Tang

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, contributor-2025, beacon-industries-big-bet, google, digital-nomad

I'm a co-CEO and a former recruiter. This is the best question a candidate has ever asked me.

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 05:40

Tech Insider : Business

Noah Berk with books behind him — Noah Berk is the co-CEO of Aptitude 8, a technical consulting company.
Noah Berk

Careers, as-told-to, Interview, job-hunt, changing-workplace-big-bet

I'm an e-commerce entrepreneur who makes 7 figures. I used to live paycheck to paycheck and now I plan to retire at 50.

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

a man in a black outfit poses at a pool — Jesse Frimpong.
Marc Johnson

Careers, finance, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, eCommerce, Retirement, early-retirement

I learned to code after seeing Sam Altman speak. Now I'm pausing my music career to go all in on AI before it's too late.

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 13:10

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Alexander Cobb — Alexander Cobb taught himself to code after hearing Sam Altman talk at the University of Cambridge in November 2023.
Courtesy of Alexander Cobb

Careers, Tech, as-told-to, changing-workplace-big-bet, contributor-2025, AI, sam-altman

I quit Amazon for a $400,000 AI job offer from Meta at 22. Here's how I got into the industry and my advice for others.

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 12:43

Tech Insider : Business

Smiling young person in a gray t-shirt, seated outdoors with blurred string lights in the background. — Manoj Tumu was working at Amazon when a Meta recruiter reached out to him.
Courtesy of Manoj Tumu

Tech, Careers, AI, meta, machine-learning, engineer, software-engineer

I quit tech because I felt seen as too old. I didn't want to spend my 40s pretending to be 29.

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 05:08

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Maureen Wiley Clough

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, BI-freelancer, jane-zhang, ageism, big-tech

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