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☆ My wife makes $500,000 a year and I'm a stay-at-home dad. It's been difficult to fit in with the mom crowd.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ken Mac, a 43-year-old stay-at-home dad in the Chicago area. AdvertisementWhen I told my coworkers I was resigning to become a stay-at-home dad, they were shocked that I'd leave such a well-paying job. Related storiesHowever, I feel the impact and reward of my job as a stay-at-home dad more than I did as an engineer. It also underscores the demands of being a stay-at-home parent — there are no breaks, no sick days, and no PTO. This always prompts a pause before I reveal I'm a stay-at-home dad.

Persons: —, Ken Mac, It's, Andrea, I've, I'd, wasn't, Ken, isn't, aren't, would've, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Business, lhaas@businessinsider.com Locations: Chicago

☆ I was kicked out of high school, so I turned to the Marines for a way forward. Now, I'm a corporate lawyer with degrees from Stanford and Harvard.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

At 17, I was kicked out of high school because I skipped class to work at my fast-food job and hang out with my friends. I was always interested in the MarinesAfter getting kicked out of school, I enlisted in the Marine Corps. AdvertisementI got my GED and took 15 units of entry-level community college classes, like English 101 and US History. AdvertisementI left the military and began classes at a community collegeTragically, our first daughter died during birth. It's pretty amazing that a Black kid from a low-income family who didn't finish high school was able to achieve all of this.

Persons: —, Andrew Hanson, I'd, Stanford, I've, they've, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Business, Marines, Marine Corps, School of Infantry, Tragically, Stanford, Columbia, Department of Justice, Harvard University, Department of Veterans Affairs, Harvard Locations: Virginia, Chicago, Camp Pendleton , California, Iraq, New Orleans, California, Washington, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Skadden, Slate, lhaas@businessinsider.com

☆ I'm a ghostwriter for big names in business and Hollywood. The interview process is emotional, but I know what makes a great story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I didn't even know what a ghostwriter was or if there was a business for it. Working with successful people usually means they're extremely busy, so sometimes we have to wait for them to find time for everything. Sometimes the interview process can be difficult for clientsWhen we address topics like trauma and relationships, it can be a lot for the client to process. AdvertisementVery often, as they go through the interview process, they become more comfortable talking about difficult things later on.

Persons: —, Loren Stephens, I'm, It's, We'll, Al Azus, Aki Gonzalez Aleong, Jeff Margolis, Barbara Walters, I've, Leo Daughtry, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Business, North Carolina State Rep, lhaas@businessinsider.com Locations: Los Angeles, Boston, North Carolina, I'm, LA

☆ I quit my 6-figure tech job when my mental health collapsed. My only responsibility now is to make myself happy.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I worked my way up in my first company quickly and began earning a six-figure salary when I was 30. I felt really isolated, and it affected my mental health. I felt like my hard work went unappreciatedI tried to move to Chicago last year, but it didn't work out. It's been such a relief already, and the possibilities feel endlessJust making the decision helped my mental health — particularly my anxiety.

Persons: —, Rachel Stolba, I'm, I'd, unappreciated, didn't, Chicago wouldn't, I've, It's, it's, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Business, Culver City, lhaas@businessinsider.com Locations: Los Angeles, America, New York, LA, Chicago, Morocco, Madrid, Mexico, Spanish, Culver, Central America, Costa Rica, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Sayulita

☆ Dating in Silicon Valley is hard. I want to be married and have kids, but Big Tech is holding me back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I work at a FAANG tech company and have been an employee and manager at three other Big Tech firms over the last 10 years. Working in Big Tech has taken a major toll on my dating and personal life. Now that I'm more interested in dating, I'm finding it very difficult. Related storiesReturning to the office meant my dating life was suddenly limited to one geographical area, and my previous dating plans went kaput. Is your Big Tech job affecting your dating life?

Persons: —, I, I'd, I've, I'm, haven't, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Big Tech, Business, Amazon, lhaas@businessinsider.com Locations: Silicon Valley, East, New York, West Coast, Boston, Bay

☆ I'm a real-estate agent in the Hamptons. Here are the hottest spots to see and be seen this summer.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I've been a real-estate agent in New York City, Long Island, and the Hamptons for five years. I'm also on the second season of the HBO show "Selling the Hamptons," and I'm the founder of Finding Space, a weekly newsletter of the trends I'm seeing in real estate. 1 recommendation if you want to be away from the crowds and remain exclusive while having access to the beach and East Hampton. AdvertisementEast Hampton has a bit more to doPeople really gravitate toward East Hampton. These are the Hamptons hot spots for summer 2024I always rave about this Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in East Hampton called Sí Sí.

Persons: —, Jonathan Yarton, It's, I've, I'm, Yarton, Jimmy Fallon, you'll, Bibloquet, Topping Rose, There's, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Hamptons, HBO, Business, Southampton Locations: Rochester , New York, New York City, Long, Europe, NYC, Southampton, East Hampton, Sagaponack, Hampton, There's, Sag, Sag Harbor, Montauk, Amagansett, It's, Bridgehampton, Almond, lhaas@businessinsider.com

☆ I doubled my income at Microsoft after starting my career in a factory. I only had enough money for 1 semester of school, but I was determined.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Perri Ormont Blumberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nandita Gupta, an accessibility product manager at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. I'm an accessibility product manager at Microsoft. Since December 2021, I've worked as an accessibility product manager for Accessibility Insights, a suite of products that helps developers code with accessibility in mind. There came a moment in my manufacturing job when I asked myself, "What am I doing? Taking the Microsoft job doubled my earnings from my last job — my annual income was around $75,000 in manufacturing, and the move to Microsoft brought my total compensation to over $170,000.

Persons: —, Nandita Gupta, I've, MasterClass, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Google, Zoo Atlanta, TED, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, TEDx Georgia Tech Locations: Redmond , Washington, lhaas@businessinsider.com

☆ I quit my $400,000 Morgan Stanley job to become a startup founder. Loneliness was the biggest challenge, but I don't regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ellen Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I decided to leave investment banking because I'd lost the meaning and purpose of my work, and I wanted to find it. Becoming a managing director wasn't a specific goal when I started in investment banking. I realized money is just part of the puzzle. The biggest expense isn't the business investment but the opportunity cost and covering my living expenses while extending my financial runway. I don’t have fixed commitments, like a mortgage or children, which gave me the flexibility to leave my banking career.

Persons: —, Valeri Gervaziev, Morgan Stanley, I'd, wasn't, could’ve, HENRY, I’ve, I've, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Barclays, Business, lhaas@businessinsider.com Locations: London, Bulgaria

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