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I work in Norway, one of the most productive countries in the world. Here's why – and how our work differs from the US.
Norway often ranks one of the most productive countries in the world. A Norwegian CEO shares...
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5 people share the different ways they landed jobs at Big Tech companies
Five people who landed careers at Big Tech companies share exactly how they did it.
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Adam Neumann says Jeff Bezos came up to him at an event and gave him a tip for running better meetings
Bezos' meeting strategy is supported by top organizational psychologists such as Adam Grant, who says it...
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I worked at SpaceX. It was the most ruthlessly efficient company I've ever worked at.
Vincent Peters spent four years working at SpaceX in compliance. He said it was the most...
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A Florida Gen Xer who earned over $300,000 secretly working multiple remote jobs shares why he's 'far from rich'
A Gen Xer in Florida says making over $300,000 didn't make him feel rich.
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As high-paying jobs become harder to get, more Americans are looking to Uber and Lyft for extra income
Gig work like ride-hailing is becoming more popular, per a Bank of America report. A cooling...
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A full-time Cleveland Uber driver who took home $17,000 in 2023 shares why the full-time gig isn't worth the money anymore
A Cleveland Uber driver who took home $17,000 in 2023 shares the top earnings strategies he's...
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Many Gen Zers in their 'decisive decade' are leaving school and struggling to find work. They're part of America's disconnected youth.
People between the ages of 14 and 24 are in their decisive decade. Many of them...
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This 'locked-in' risk management advisor gets his followers hyped about 'hammering spreadsheets' and quarterly meetings
A risk management advisor has gone viral thanks to his motivational videos bringing positivity to the...
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The likely reason your résumé got rejected
Job seekers often fear applicant-tracking systems, but a big reason why your résumé gets rejected might...
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Starting a new career in my 40s was the hardest and most rewarding thing I've ever done
I left my job as an accountant when my son was born. To flex my brain...
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Jensen Huang's 6 a.m. starts and 14-hour workday helped him turn Nvidia into a $2 trillion company
Eating with staff in the cafeteria, no 1:1 meetings, and being the "custodian of the culture"...
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For the love of God, enough with the PowerPoint Parties
On TikTok and among Gen Z, PowerPoint parties are popular. But allowing work mentality to seep...
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A California Gen Xer who made over $1 million secretly working 2 remote jobs said it allowed him to travel the world, max out his 401(k), and send his kids to private school
A Gen Xer in California made over $1 million secretly working two remote tech jobs. He...
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10 things you should be negotiating every time you land a job offer, according to ex-Microsoft HR VP
Maximize your job offer with negotiation tips from a former Microsoft executive.
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The more you earn, the harder it is to find a job right now
A new report shows the real winners — and losers — in the job market.
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I left my VP role at 25 to build a startup. Leaving security and a steady paycheck behind was hard, but I have no regrets.
Timothy Gamble left his role as the VP of data engineering at Walker & Dunlop to...
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Nvidia employees say CEO Jensen Huang is 'not easy to work for.' He says that's how it should be.
People who work with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang say he's "demanding" and a "perfectionist." He says...
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A Cleveland Uber driver who made $109,000 in 2023 but only took home $17,000 shares the 3 reasons he can't quit ride-hailing: 'I continue to run into a brick wall'
A Cleveland-based Uber driver shares why he wants to quit ride-hailing, and why he's not sure...
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I make over $2,500 a month from focus groups. Here's how I decide which ones are worth my time and how to find the highest-paying ones.
A 30-year-old makes between $2,000 and $3,000 a month from focus groups. Here's how.
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I quit a comfortable tech job to launch a startup. I had to sacrifice a lot, but now I make $400,000 and travel all the time.
Gene Caballero had a stable job at Dell, but he quit to cofound a lawn care...
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I took a 75% pay cut to ditch law for tech. The switch paid off and got me to Google.
Zubin Pratap got his foot in the tech door after months of networking and research about...
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After getting hired, I started dating a man from the interview panel. It put targets on our backs and made promotions difficult.
An employee started dating a coworker from her interview panel. When they were outed as a...
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I'm a millennial who manages Gen Zs. Here are 4 things my youngest employees have taught me.
Millennial Hannah Tooker found working with Gen Z changed her perspective and improved her management style.