This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Careb Bien-Aime, 23, who attends New York University. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I majored in management information systems at New York University after studying at a community college. I worked as a home health aide for a few
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Hamza Mostafa, 21, who lives in San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Growing up, I wanted to work in the medical field like most of my family did. But after taking a computer science class in high school, my ambitions
This essay as told is based on a conversation with John Huân Vũ, a senior Visa consultant living in San Jose. He previously worked for PayPal for 10 years before being fired in 2024. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When I was fired from PayPal in July 2024, I was in
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Max Votek, co-founder and managing partner of Customertimes, a business consulting firm that helps Fortune 500 companies implement AI. This essay has been edited for length and clarity. Companies are quick to blame layoffs on artificial intelligence. But from my perspective, advising Fortune 500 companies
This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Cierra Desmaratti, a 27-year-old actuarial analyst living in Miami. It has been edited for length and clarity. As an actuarial analyst, I have felt a lot of pressure to be considered competent. I am a very feminine person and have struggled to find
This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Nick Lappen, an American bartender and businessman based in China. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I first visited China when I was 22 on a road trip from London to Mongolia, and the experience left a lasting impression on