as-told-to | iCloud.Info

as-told-to

I called myself 'James' on my résumé and finally got a job. Here's why I've started using my birth name again at work.

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 06:00

Tech Insider : Business

Mwangi Wanjau standing in front of a mountain in Alberta, Canada. — Mwangi Wanjau changed the name on his résumé to James M. Wanjau to land jobs.
Courtesy of Mwangi Wanjau

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, Resumes, job-hunt, Relocation, Canada

I'm 82 and earn $16 an hour working at a boat store. I don't have much saved and can't retire, but everything will work out.

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 05:11

Tech Insider : Economy, Business

Patricia Wheatley — Patricia Wheatley works for her friend's boat store, earning $16 an hour.
Nate Smallwood for BI

economy, as-told-to, 80-over-80, Work, Retirement, freelance-photography, isabel-fernandez-pujol

I am an AI scientist at Amazon Web Services. It's not too late to get a Ph.D. in AI.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 20:30

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology

Girik Malik is standing in front of a whiteboard in his office. — Girik Malik, 30, is an applied scientist at Amazon Web Services. He told Business Insider that a Ph.D. in AI will become more valuable, not less, as the technology becomes more prevalent.
Girik Malik

AI, Careers, as-told-to, amazon, AI, ph-d, changing-workplace-big-bet

We retired early and teach a course on financial independence. These are 5 mistakes we keep seeing people make.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 20:27

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Travel

Alan and Katie Donegan — The Donegans on 5 common mistakes people make on their path to financial independence.
Alan and Katie Donegan

Careers, financial-independence, financial-independence-retire-early, as-told-to, early-retirement, Couples

Bali made sense for business. Moving back to the US was right for our family — for now.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Travel

Carey Bentley posing near rice fields in Bali. — Carey Bentley left her corporate job in Los Angeles and started a company in Bali.
Provided by Carey Bentley

Careers, Parenting, singapore-freelancer, as-told-to, bali, live-abroad, Colombia

I moved from Spain to the US for work. I like the American emphasis on business and the Spanish emphasis on family.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:57

Tech Insider : Business

Eduardo Cosentino moved to the US at age 28 to expand the family business

Courtesy of Eduardo Cosentino

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

I'm the founder of PopSockets. My day includes long forest walks and drinking a green tea-coffee combo I call 'graffee.'

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:56

Tech Insider : Business, Travel

David Barnett doiing a barnett-up — Barnett does 100 "Barnett-ups," a workout move he coined, three or four times a week.
David Barnett

Careers, as-told-to, power-hours, popsocket, Entrepreneurs

A software engineer compares working at Twitch vs. Google: Here's how their interview processes and work cultures stack up

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:15

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

Photo of Goutam Nair as he stands in front of a door — Courtesy of Goutam Nair

Careers, as-told-to, contributor-2025, BI-freelancer, jane-zhang, google, twitch

I saved over $100,000 by working two full-time remote jobs for a year. It was chaos at times but worth it.

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

Jessica Winder.

Lisa Weingardt / Little Loop Photography

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Savings, emergency-fund, Overemployed, HR

Getting laid off ended my Big Tech career. I needed that push to do work I love.

Sun, 10/05/2025 - 20:14

Tech Insider : Travel, Business

Alaina Appleman is posing in a Facebook sign. — After being laid off from Meta in 2023, Alaina Appleman decided she was done with Big Tech and global media.
Provided by Alaina Appleman

Careers, Travel, singapore-freelancer, as-told-to, Singapore, meta, layoff

Subscribe to as-told-to