#career-change

#career-change

Djumabaev felt that many developers hadn't acquired the deep computer science learning required to succeed. Seeing capable Big Tech applicants missing key skillsets became the spark for a new mission.

Anthony Kidd, who formerly worked as a freelance art director on Coronation Street, has made a significant career change to become a train driver.

We are, globally, not super into our jobs. Gallup's 2025 State of the Global Workplace report showed a decline in employee engagement and wellbeing, with 79% either not engaged or actively disengaged.

Sara Stokes, once thriving in the music industry, found that embracing motherhood meant sacrificing her 'jet-setting' lifestyle, as the demands of pregnancy changed her focus significantly.

Treating applications like a full-time job helped me focus my energy on graduate school instead of dwelling on my recent layoff.

"They want somebody who's immersed in food, and so that's what I do. It really - it's just a perfect fit."

"After struggling with unexplained symptoms for several years, I finally received a diagnosis, but it meant giving up my aspirations and facing daily challenges."

He explained, 'After decades of getting up at 3:30 and driving into NYC in the dark, today is the last day I will host the show ... from the couch.'

It can be tempting to chase a larger paycheck, but sometimes it's worth sticking with the job you know rather than taking a risk.

I heard small talk about possible job cuts. One coworker jokingly said something like, "What if we all get fired?" Still, I wasn't taking it too seriously.

"To succeed in this industry you have to have an insane work ethic. I work double the average person's hours a week, and I'm only where I am now because I invest so much time in my job."