I doubled my salary by becoming a travel nurse. You can't just wait around for a raise — you need to take bold actions.

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Chan was working for below the average hourly rate for nurses in California.
Louie Chan is a nurse in the Bay Area.

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A 'fancy coffee' offer to a friend helped her get a temp job at Facebook — where she worked up to VP

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Ami Vora worked as a director at Instagram and VP at Facebook and WhatsApp. But first, she was a Facebook temp in the PR department.

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Investor Paul Graham explains why it's better to take a job at a startup over a big company — even if it ends up failing

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A millennial who quit Fidelity and Salesforce is one of many choosing to 'descend the corporate ladder' — for less stress

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Kirra Dickinson ditched the corporate ladder and has never been happier.
Kirra Dickinson ditched the corporate ladder and has never been happier.

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When it might actually be a good idea to ask to be 'layered' under a new manager

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Noam Lovinsky, chief product officer at Grammarly, said his experience as a project manager of Youtube benefited from being "layered" with an extra supervisor.

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I quadrupled my salary to nearly $200,000 by age 30 because I advocated for myself and knew when to pivot. Here's how I did it.

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Christian Lovell.

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