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Adrian Teh secured a job offer with a top UK law firm in August 2023, two years before graduating.But instead of taking a break, Teh interned at a US bank during his last summer off.He secured a return offer and is now opting for a career in investment banking instead.…
Mel Macintyre landed her dream job at a finance company in Edinburgh in her 30s.She became burned out, and her corporate lifestyle of “work hard, party hard” made her ill.Macintyre left the city and lives on an island in Scotland, where she’s more connected to nature. This as-told-to essay is…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shad Hossain, a lead quality assurance engineer at Meta based in New York. His identity and employment have been verified by Business Insider. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was never someone who had big dreams or hopes…
As a teenager, Cherry Tan knew she wanted to become a flight attendant.She mapped out a plan to fulfill that dream. At 19, she applied for a cabin crew position at Singapore Airlines. When she was rejected failed, she temporarily switched gears to pursue a bachelor’s degree in hospitality business at…
Comedian Jon Stewart accused the Democratic Party of putting its voters between a “rock and a hard place” by failing to prepare them for any doubts about President Joe Biden’s health before the 2024 election.”What do I do with my anger at a Democratic Party that honestly has put us…
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Irina Stanescu, a former Google software engineer based in California. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I never thought I’d end up working for Google. I was born and raised in Romania. I went to college there to…
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Mukhtar Kadiri, 39, from the greater Toronto area, about how he decided to go by a different name in the workplace. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My dad named me Mukhtar after his friend from high school.…
Sonakshi Pandey did not always feel prepared for the role she is in today.She landed a job as a software engineer at Amazon straight out of her master’s degree in computer science. For three years, she did what she loved: writing code.”I was very shy, very introverted,” she told Business…
I began working fully remote roles immediately after graduating college in the spring of 2020.While remote work is glorified for its flexibility, I found myself lonely and stuck inside.I quit my dream job to get out of the house more and integrate into my community. In the spring of 2020,…
Sahil Gaba was about to graduate with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering when he realized the appeal of computer science.He noticed that friends who had switched to the computer science field were having a relatively easy time landing jobs — so he decided to try it, too.”One summer I…
