Jane Zhang

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with 29-year-old Pete Ballmer , a standup comedian and former product manager in San Francisco and one of the sons of billionaire and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Xavier Carrillo wanted a better work-life balance and a higher income after teaching through the pandemic. Now he makes six figures at a SaaS company.

Priscilla Hamilton was a fourth-year associate at a Big Law firm when she decided to quit and work in nonprofit law for 25% of her previous salary.

Priscilla Hamilton was a fourth-year associate at a Big Law firm making $315K when she quit.

Eddy Gramajo landed a job at Deloitte after college but was fired 18 months later. He reflects on what went wrong.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wannapa Suprasert, a 28-year-old from Thailand now based in San Francisco who was scammed out of over $300,000.

Over three months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realized it was a scam, her world came crashing down.

After moving to the suburbs, Randall Galbreath realized how miserable he felt. He moved back to the city and will never live in the suburbs again.

Many companies are introducing return-to-office mandates, and not all employees are happy with them.

Here are the steps one employment lawyer would recommend if a client came to him about their company switching to a 5-day return-to-office policy.