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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gigi Principe, 26, who has been working for Same Ole Line Dudes, a line-sitting company, since 2023 and is now a manager. Business Insider has verified her employment. It’s been edited for length and clarity.Life after graduating college in 2019 meant…

The warning signs were there.Long before guests found themselves abruptly kicked out of their “Sonder by Marriott” stays this month, Sonder, the Airbnb rival, was battling sloppy accounting, a litany of lawsuits, and a stock price so low it was nearly delisted from the Nasdaq.Bankruptcy filings and SEC records show…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gabriel Filer, 34, who’s based in Sydney. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Do you have a story to share about leaving the US? Contact this reporter at ccheong@businessinsider.com.When I was a kid, I’d look up at the sky…