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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Freddy Kristiansen, a 59-year-old former Principal Product Manager at Microsoft’s Denmark office who was laid off in May 2025. Business Insider has verified Kristiansen’s employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A couple of weeks ago, after 23 years…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jane Frost, a birth and postpartum doula in New York City. She left her job in the fashion industry to learn how to support new parents. Frost shares how she started, what she loves about it, and the challenges of the…
Royal Siu, who lives near Los Angeles, quit his job as a pharmacist in 2023 with hopes of moving to a different part of the healthcare industry. The 29-year-old eventually landed a new role, which he started in April. Siu’s search took nearly 18 months and involved applying to hundreds…
Healthcare technology management, or HTM, is a growing field with promising career opportunities — but it’s one that remains under the radar.It ranked 22nd in the US News & World Report’s list of the 100 best jobs of 2025. And according to a report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs…
Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI, believes that if you have the chance to attach yourself to success, you shouldn’t let ego get in the way.”I think this is the quote I always heard, was Eric Schmidt to Sheryl Sandberg: ‘If someone offers you a seat on a rocket ship,…
I started to crumble when I was forced to change careers after 14 years of service in local government. I had worked and planned for a life of public service, but then life happened, and suddenly, I was in a new career field and way out of my depths.The sudden…
