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A Meta product manager who hates negotiating her salary explains how she approaches compensation talks
Negotiating a promotion or a raise is a difficult conversation, and it is helpful to practice exac…
Shubhangi Goel
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I'm a Harvard senior who balances college and my OpenAI-backed startup through these 3 productivity tips
Ethan Shaotran, a Harvard senior, sets clear meeting hours and uses an AI note-taker. To relax, he …
Shubhangi Goel
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A product manager who switched from Snap to Meta walks through her interview practice, including her favorite question to ask the hiring manager
One week before a big interview, Sarra Bounouh schedules practice interviews with mock partners. Sh…
Shubhangi Goel
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Why you should avoid 'quiet vacationing' to prevent burnout and boost productivity
Instead of "quiet vacations," employees should take guilt-free time off to refresh before returning…
Nora Redmond
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A former Microsoft product manager shares the résumé that helped him land the job
Chris Hsiao shares how he set out to land a job at Microsoft — and his tips for navigating the leng…
Jyoti Mann
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I'm a 24-year-old CEO and founder of a successful production company. Here's a busy day in my life in NYC.
One of the biggest is not getting taken seriously because I'm Gen Z, even though I have a decade of…
Eitan Miller
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I landed a 6-figure government job after leaving the military. It's high-stress and comes with many challenges — here's how I manage it.
Ebony Grey earns six figures working for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Here's…
Perri Ormont Blumberg
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When you work from home it's tempting to skip your lunch break. Workplace experts say it could harm your longevity and drain your social battery.
Remote workers are skipping lunch, often substituting it for snacking throughout the day. This can …
Nora Redmond
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Calling in sick is now a lot more complicated
Americans and Brits take sick leave differently post-pandemic; HR experts discuss the impact of Gen…
Polly Thompson
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A Gen Z Stanford graduate who left an engineering job to pursue filmmaking was surprised by the overlap in industries
Jason McRuer is a Gen Z Stanford grad who left his product design job to pursue filmmaking. He was …
Erin Snodgrass
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Greece's plan for a 6-day workweek to boost productivity may not work
The move to a six-day workweek for some industries in Greece aims to increase productivity, but it …
Tim Paradis
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I was promoted too quickly at my Silicon Valley job and it made me overconfident — moving to a new company was a humiliating experience
Neha Sampat told BI being promoted three times in four years at Sun Microsystems gave her too much …
Charissa Cheong
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I quit Big Tech after a decade in the industry. I watched it change before my eyes and realized I could make a bigger impact elsewhere.
A former Big Tech worker took a six-month mental health leave and was laid off during their time aw…
Robin Madell
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A former Michelin-starred chef was looking for a new hobby after his divorce. He started a gin business in his daughter's old bedroom.
Jón Óskar Árnason found inspiration in his Baltic Sea house. He wanted to know what the nature arou…
Michelle Tchea
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Thousands of hotel workers are on strike over Labor Day Weekend
Over 10,000 UNITE HERE members are on strike, a tracker from the union showed. That includes 5,000 …
Madison Hoff
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As fast as some jobs are growing, others are losing steam
The fastest-growing (and fastest-shrinking) jobs in the United States.
Jordan Parker Erb
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AI is coming for coders — the very people who created it — but not quite yet
AI's impact on software engineering jobs has created anxiety. But by shifting their focus to other …
Tim Paradis
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I asked a psychiatrist how to be less distracted and more productive. Her 30-day reset helped me regain control of my life.
After a night of procrastination while trying to study, Andrew Lambrecht logged out of his social m…
Andrew Lambrecht
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Introverts in the workplace should be their 'own best marketer,' Ancestry CEO Deb Liu says
Ancestry CEO Deb Liu — herself an introvert — says it's important for introverts at work to realize…
Sarah Jackson
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How AI can cover for you while you're on vacation
Jamie Haerewa used AI to manage tasks like scheduling meetings and handling customer queries during…