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When I had my first child, I put my career on hold and quit my successful marketing job. I wanted to raise my little girl myself instead of hiring a nanny or sending her to a nursery.Plus, at the time, my husband worked long hours, so he barely saw her…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tobi Adekeye, a 27-year-old content creator and project manager based in Toronto. It’s been edited for length and clarity.In mid-2024, I started playing around with the idea of quitting my job, but I hesitated.I felt it would be shameful to already…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Evan King, 30, a startup cofounder in Los Angeles. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I got hired at Meta in 2017 as a software engineer on the integrity team. I loved my job and had no intentions of ever leaving,…
I was entering a new decade of my life at 30 and decided to take inventory of my life.I was happily living in San Francisco with a wonderful group of friends. I had a rent-controlled apartment and had saved enough money for a down payment on a home.After a while,…
Simon Banks, 52, met his future wife in a nightclub, and they prioritized adventure over a wedding.The couple saved up money for years before quitting their jobs and traveling together.They felt there was more of a deadline on having kids than on getting married.This as-told-to essay is based on a…
Sam Bankman-Fried’s crisis PR rep didn’t know about his interview with Tucker Carlson.The rep, Mark Botnick, resigned from the role on Thursday.The crypto scammer is reportedly seeking a pardon from President Donald Trump.Tucker Carlson’s jailhouse interview with Sam Bankman-Fried came as a surprise to everyone — including the crypto scammer’s…
Yong-Soo Chung left his job as a software engineer at Ripple in 2015 after the startup was fined.He launched an e-commerce business and doesn’t regret leaving his 9-to-5 for a second.Chung, whose business brought in over $1 million in sales last year, said he loves entrepreneurship.This as-told-to essay is based…
I’ve had the same conversation about leaving Facebook throughout the years. I can’t do it because I’ve found support groups that help me being an adoptive mom. Facebook mom groups remind me that I’m not alone in what I’m going through. Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen the same…
