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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gregory Brooks, a 57-year-old based in Rochester, New York. It’s been edited for length and clarity.After reluctantly resigning from my technology services job at a community college in May, I was terrified to be out of work.I’m not a young guy…
Right after graduating from college, I struggled to celebrate my newfound freedom.The full-time job I was searching for didn’t materialize as quickly as I thought it would. My once-populated Google calendar, a beacon of structure and routine as a student, stared blankly back at me.So, given my lack of plans…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kelly Ehlers, the founder and CEO of The Evoke Agency. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’m the founder of a social media agency that brings in millions of dollars a year. I have a team of 45, and we…
This story is based on an interview with Ron Titterington, 59, a relief veterinarian from Eugene, Oregon. It has been edited for length and clarity.I decided to become a veterinarian after a seminal moment in fourth grade.It was midnight, and a stranger’s dog was hit by a car outside our…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Stewart, a 28-year-old brand marketing manager at Tinder, based in Los Angeles. His identity has been confirmed by Business Insider. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.I started as a design intern at Tinder in the UK in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Carla Romagnano, who is in her 60s and lives in Idaho with her 84-year-old mom. The following has been edited for length and clarity.In 2022, my mom had a major fall, and prior to that, she was diagnosed with dementia.She broke…
This story is based on an interview with Mary Roberts, 33, from Miami. She is about to launch a consultancy. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.I was on the chubbier side growing up. However, as soon as I started competitive sports like basketball in high school, I…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shrutinder Kaur, 35, who is from India and lives in Ontario. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I met my husband online, but not on a dating app.In early 2014, I searched Facebook for the man my dad was…
Explaining why you’re quitting a job can be tricky, especially if your plans change soon afterward.Lilian Weng announced on Monday that she was leaving the AI startup she cofounded, Thinking Machines Lab, citing stress-related illness. “I don’t feel I’m able to continue at the pace a startup requires,” she wrote…
Jensen Huang isn’t feeling those “white-collar bloodbath” warnings.The Nvidia CEO countered all the AI doomerism at Y Combinator’s Startup School. He differentiated between “tasks” and “jobs” — and said AI could eliminate the former, not the latter.”Every single job will change, and there will be a whole bunch of new jobs,”…
