I’m a drag queen in NYC whose bookings for Pride Month...
Brita Filter, 39, is a household name in drag entertainment. Her popularity went mainstream when she appeared on season 12 of "RuPaul's Drag Race," and she's made appearances on "Saturday Night Live," "Broad City," and "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah."I first heard of Brita in 2023 when my then-employer, PayPal, was trying to book…
Anna Wintour is hiring at Vogue. Here’s how to thrive when...
Whomever replaces Anna Wintour in running day-to-day operations at American Vogue will have some enormous stilettos to fill.That's partly because Wintour, who's 75, has been at the job for nearly four decades and is a legend in the business. It's also because whoever comes next will report to her.Wintour, who became Vogue's editor in chief…
I worked at Vogue under Anna Wintour. She wasn’t warm and...
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Laurie Schechter, 66, from New York, about working alongside Anna Wintour, who recently announced she would step down as Vogue's editor in chief to be global editorial director. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I first worked with Anna Wintour at New York…
For gig workers, cash flow is king — and instant pay...
Gig work apps like Uber and DoorDash offer their drivers instant pay options for quick cash deposits. A recent survey shows that speedy deposits are not merely a matter of convenience; they're key to drivers' financial stability.Everee, a payroll provider for gig work platforms, found in a survey released Thursday that 59% of drivers working…
Another bank joins the lineup, telling employees it’s time to get...
Banks are demanding that employees get back to the office, and Bank of Montreal is the latest to join the list.The investment banking company told employees in a statement Thursday that they'll be expected to work on-site four days a week starting on September 15, "where existing real estate capacity permits," according to a statement…
A former OpenAI and Meta exec says there’s a clear way...
The venture capitalist and former tech executive Peter Deng says he looks for self-starters when hiring.Deng, a general partner at the venture capital firm Felicis, spent over a decade at Meta, where he served as the head of product at Facebook and Instagram. Deng joined OpenAI in May 2023 as its vice president of consumer…
Alexandr Wang said he refused to let go of 2 tasks...
Alexandr Wang said there were two things he never delegated, even as he ran one of the hottest data labeling companies in tech.The Scale AI cofounder and CEO said on an episode of Y Combinator's podcast published Wednesday that he personally reviewed every hire.He said he also hand-reviewed customer data before it was delivered.The episode…
My small American town was perfect for growing up, but not...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Emory Babb, 32, cofounder of Grassroots, a vegan company based in Beijing.At 23, I was working at a youth rehab facility in Oregon — the last stop before prison for most of the kids. I'd graduated with a degree in public relations a year earlier.The facility…
I left my Hollywood career to become a pet grief counselor....
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Beth Bigler, a former Hollywood development executive who gave up her film career to start a business as a pet grief counselor. It has been edited for length and clarity.It all started with my soulmate, Arnie.Arnie, my cat, was with me earthside through many of life's…
I was laid off from Microsoft after 23 years, and I’m...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Freddy Kristiansen, a 59-year-old former Principal Product Manager at Microsoft's Denmark office who was laid off in May 2025. Business Insider has verified Kristiansen's employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A couple of weeks ago, after 23 years at Microsoft, I was laid…
