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I quit my job because of an RTO mandate. I never want to work in an office again.

Fri, 09/27/2024 - 05:05

Jennifer Oliva runs was a television producer for 25 years.

Courtesy of Jennifer Oliva

Careers, BI-freelancer, as-told-to, Quitting, quit-job, RTO, rto-mandates

I've built a career in ethical hacking. Online scams are getting much, much worse — and AI isn't helping.

Thu, 09/26/2024 - 06:49

Laura Kankaala, head of threat at F-Secure — Laura Kankaala, head of threat at a Finnish cybersecurity firm, has been working in the industry for 10 years.
Courtesy of F-Secure

Tech, as-told-to, AI, contributor-2024, cyber-scam, cyber-criminals, hacker

My dream job at Google came with a great salary and perks but a nightmare 4-hour commute. It was totally worth it.

Thu, 09/26/2024 - 05:05

Mike Manalac is an accounting manager at Google.

Courtesy of Mike Manalac

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, PwC, google, silicon-valley, Chicago

I'm happy I got laid off from Deloitte. The physical and mental toll wasn't worth the paycheck.

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 12:52

Cierra Desmaratti smiling while on a rooftop — Cierra Desmaratti says she felt unsafe to open up to colleagues about her feelings of burnout.
Cierra Desmaratti

Careers, Deloitte, lay-off, Burnout, big-four, Consulting, laid-off

I tried suburban living for 3 years and was miserable. I'm back to city life and never looking back.

Sun, 09/08/2024 - 05:44

The author collaged with LA and a suburban house/ — Randall Galbreath moved to the suburbs in 2021 and soon realized he was miserable. Moving back to a big city helped him find joy again.
Image courtesy of Randall Galbreath; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI; Getty Images

Real Estate, as-told-to, jane-zhang, contributor-2024, Relocation, Depression, suburb

I took a 6-month sabbatical after working for 10 years. I dreaded going back to work but returned as a better employee.

Tue, 09/03/2024 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Travel

a man smiles for a selfie outside — Jon Schubin.
Courtesy of Jon Schubin

Careers, BI-freelancer, sabbatical, paid-sabbaticals, time-off, Travel, volunteering

I became a stay-at-home dad so my wife could work. I'll never be able to nurture our kids quite like her but I love it.

Sun, 09/01/2024 - 07:44

Clayton Keller with his wife and two kids — Clayton Keller says he was nervous to tell people about becoming a stay-at-home dad.
Stacie Marshall

Parenting, Parenting, stay-at-home, stay-at-home-dad, Fatherhood, as-told-to, BI-freelancer

Feeling stuck at a job you hate? Here are 4 ways to unstick your career.

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 08:06

Man stressed out at desk. — Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Careers, job, Career, bi-illustration, jenny-chang-rodriguez, thought-leadership, stuck

4 lessons on how to handle being interrupted that we can learn from Kamala Harris

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 05:17

Tech Insider : Politics

Kama moves a red speech bubble layered over a blue speech bubble. — Selena Rezvani says Vice President Kamala Harris is a master of the "broken record technique."
AP Photo/Julio Cortez; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

Careers, politics, as-told-to, interrupted, ignored, speaking-tips, kamala-harris

3 small mistakes that can get you into big trouble at work, from an HR professional

Fri, 08/30/2024 - 05:05

a woman smiles to the side in front of a white wall — Leigh Henderson.
Courtesy of Leigh Henderson

Careers, as-told-to, BI-freelancer, Etiquette, Workplace, Coworkers, bad-coworker

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