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I'm an American living in Germany. I get 5 weeks a year of PTO and had 2 years of parental leave.
I moved to Germany over a decade ago. Here I get more PTO and parental leave. I also get to commute…
Naomi Kaye Honova
4 mins read
I put off having kids until my mid-30s because of my career and had 9 miscarriages. No one tells you how hard it is.
Business owner Harriet Kelsall delayed having children in her 20s and early 30s to build her busine…
Isabelle Aron
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I was laid off 3 times and now I can't even get a temporary 'bridge job' as a barista. I've lost faith in the job market.
A 34-year-old who was laid off in November 2023 always thought she could fall back on a "bridge job…
Jane Zhang
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My twin sister was my coworker. We confused customers and colleagues, but the experience helped us become closer.
My twin sister and I were coworkers twice. The experience taught me the benefits and drawbacks of w…
Mikhaila Friel
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6 signs you're good at your job, according to an HR executive with over 35 years of experience
A former HR director at PwC who has worked in the field for 36 years shares six signs to look for t…
Emma Magnus
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Parents of teens competing at the 'Olympics of science fairs' share 5 parenting rules they live by
These teens build AI and robots in their free time. Their parents say they focused on supporting th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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'Am I delusional?': How to get honest answers according to the former CEO of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC
David Novak shares the dangers of becoming deluded as an executive and how asking for complete hone…
David Novak
4 mins read
I skipped college and now make $600,000 a year online. I'm the first person in my family to purchase my own home.
Oliur Rahman asked his parents for one year to prove he could make money on his own instead of goin…
Ellen Nguyen
5 mins read
Companies are 'unbossing' the workplace, and millennial managers are getting axed
Middle management positions are increasingly being ditched by companies, and it means millennials a…
Lindsay Dodgson
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I quit my finance job and became an Airbnb host in Italy. I have no regrets about choosing happiness over money.
Anton Gover fell in love with Lake Garda when he visited and was tired of working in finance, so he…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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I make the money, and my husband handles the kids and housework. I've wondered if I'm just a paycheck it's tough being the 'second choice' parent.
This wife and six-figure business owner works while her husband is a stay-at-home parent. She share…
Robin Madell
3 mins read
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 I started freelancing and aft…
Heidi Borst
3 mins read
I got divorced and lost my job at the height of my success. After moving back in with my mom, I regained my self-worth.
Ayan Said's marriage crumbled after 20 years with her partner. Right after her divorce was finalize…
Ayan Said
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I'm an employment lawyer. If you've been fired after taking maternity leave, you may be a discrimination victim.
An employment lawyer says if you're fired after getting pregnant or taking maternity leave, you mig…
Lauren Finney
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I chose to be the default parent. It's not always easy but it works for our family.
I got laid off while pregnant. I became the default parent to our kids and while it can be hard, it…
Elliott Harrell
5 mins read
I quit medicine for a corporate grad job. I felt behind but didn't have the passion to become a low-paid doctor.
A medical student in the UK switched to a corporate career because of low pay and stress. She's fou…
Charissa Cheong
6 mins read
Some millennial and Gen X parents are leaving it all behind to spend 6 figures on a family gap year. Here's how they budget and 'worldschool' their kids.
Want to quit your job and take your family on a gap year? Parents explain how they budget and "worl…
Hillary Hoffower
3 mins read
A friend called her maternity leave a 'holiday.' It made her realize just how much she got wrong about it, too.
"I was thinking to myself the first week: Oh my God, this is true physical labor," Samira Shihab, a…
Shubhangi Goel
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A millennial living with his parents decided it was time to leave the nest, so he bought and fixed up a crumbling $192,000 house in Malaysia
Moving out of his parents' house was the right decision for this millennial. "I'm so much more at e…
Amanda Goh
4 mins read
My husband and I live with my parents in our mid-30s, like many in our country. It's a lifesaver for working parents like us.
Diana Marlais, 35, and Bogdan Dascalescu, 37, live with her parents in a multi-story home in Croati…