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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 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

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

I interned at JP Morgan and Microsoft as a software engineer. This is my secret to landing offers.

Tue, 08/27/2024 - 05:07

Ume looking through a window wearing a green dress — Ume Habiba says having a brand is her secret to success.
Katie Dobihal

Careers, as-told-to, jp-morgan, Microsoft, cisco-meraki, internship, software-engineer

I'm a matchmaker for ultrawealthy men and charge up to $350K for my services. I give all my clients the same advice.

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 05:11

Christiana Maxion sitting on a chair — Christiana Maxion says the best men often don't know how to sell themselves on dating apps.
Shyrell Tamayo

Careers, as-told-to, matchmaking, dating-advice, online-dating, dating-tips, millionaire-matchmaker

I'm a therapist in Silicon Valley. My high-achieving clients refuse to do the one thing that will help them most.

Wed, 08/21/2024 - 06:45

Nicholas Sanchez says he uses cognitive behavioral therapy and existential psycotherapy to treat the biggest symptoms of his high-achieving clients.

Sergio Gomez

health, Careers, as-told-to, Therapy, silicon-valley, therapist-advice, cbt

I left a job I loved for another that paid more, only to be fired 6 months later. I regret choosing money over work culture.

Mon, 08/19/2024 - 05:09

Eric Carrell standing in front of white wall with arms crossed — Eric Carrell quit his job when he got a higher offer. Six months later, he was fired from the new role.
Eric Carrell

Careers, as-told-to, employee-poaching, poaching, link-building, getting-fired, Entrepreneur

I quit my job at Meta and traveled to Bali to find myself — but 2 months later, I moved back into my parents' house more confused than ever.

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 07:21

Tech Insider : Travel

Simone Landis sitting by a pool facing the mountains in Bali. — Simone Landis moved back into her childhood home after quitting her career at Meta.
Simone Landis

Travel, Tech, as-told-to, meta, quit-job, bali, solo-traveling

I've dated tech bros who treat dating like they're working on a startup. Once I found the right one, we applied this mindset to improve our relationship.

Sun, 08/11/2024 - 05:02

Maggie Zheng sitting on the sand at the beach — Maggie Zheng says that tech bros can be persistent and miss social cues.
Maggie Zheng

Tech, as-told-to, Dating, tech-bro, silicon-valley-culture, tech-culture, dating-in-tech

I'm a 53-year-old medical student pursuing my dream of becoming a doctor. I'm more financially and mentally stable than ever before.

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 07:15

Jen smiling at the camera in scrubs — Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch says that going to medical school in her 50s is full of advantages.
Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch

Healthcare, Careers, medical-school, game-show, middle-age, career-switch, Doctor

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