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-Told essay is based on a conversation with Christina Jones, a 57-year-old woman from Philadelphia. It has been edited for length and clarity. Although I didn’t expect to be laid off from my business analyst position at United Healthcare last year, after 15 years with the company, I wasn’t surprised. Layoffs are the nature
I’m not the biggest World Cup fan, so when the first general admission tickets went on sale earlier this year, it didn’t occur to me to check the prices for an individual match. World Cup tickets reportedly hit the market at a price seven times higher than expected, with one consumer telling Business Insider that
This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Michele Ragon, a 46-year-old LinkedIn employee communications business partner based in the Bay Area. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My 11-year-old son just finished fifth grade and was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia earlier this year. You have
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Morgan S., a 37-year-old strategy senior manager in Houston. It has been edited for length and clarity. I’m from Houston, and I love it. My monthly take-home pay from my corporate job is just under $10,000 after taxes. I feel very financially secure here and ahead of