Why I just quit my Product Manager job at TikTok
Chloe Shih
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in my 30s, spilling my 20s 🫣 〰 work, life, love 💍 I'm Chloe! I spent my 20s working in tech (prev. Discord, Google, Meta, TikTok, startups) in product management, business development, and operations. I love helping people reach their career, creative, and personal goals! Here's where I share my thoughts on life in my 30s, money, marriage, work, personal growth, and being Taiwanese-American 🇹🇼. 📍: LA and Taiwan (but prev. in SF, NY) insta: https://www.instagram.com/chloe.shih tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chloeshih threads: https://www.threads.net/@chloeshih linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloe-shih/ twitter: https://twitter.com/colorsofchloe sponsor/business inquiries → [email protected]
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i just quit my job at tiktok. last week. ⊙﹏⊙ this isn't super easy for me to talk about, but I hope my story can help give insight to how people like me think through big career transitions. we always see the successes on people's linkedins, but how one chapter ends and another begins isn't always talked about. i hope this perspective brings more transparency and helps others tackle their own career questions so they can make more meaningful and intentional decisions in their professional journeys. so what's next? well, i'm gonna share how i'm figuring all of that out in next week's video (& on ig), so stay tuned ~ (subscribe w/ notifs!) for now, i really just gotta chill and take care of all the things i've neglected while working. ✌️💖 yours, chlo・ᴗ・ 📚 chapters 📚 0:00 - intro 1:36 - reason #1 4:35 - reason #2 8:30 - reason #3 10:34 - reason #4 11:48 - my reflections 13:14 - why I share this ✨ faq ✨ name: chloe (she/her) ethnicity: taiwanese-american ♡ location: ny ➭ sf ➭ tw ➭ la what's this channel about? my career as a product manager in tech and my adulting diaries going thru life watch my latest vlogs!! ➊ a weekend in my life in la ft. mayuko inoue! ➭ https://youtu.be/p-D623t2PKo ➋ a week in my life as a product manager in sf ➭ https://youtu.be/5RECbt10LWs 📷 gear 📷 camera: https://amzn.to/3yBFwmq lens: https://amzn.to/3yChBmD microphone: https://amzn.to/3BwJj5W 🌸 socials 🌸 instagram → https://www.instagram.com/thechlobro/ discord → https://discord.gg/chloeshih twitter → https://twitter.com/thechloeshih tiktok → https://www.tiktok.com/@chloeshih twitch → https://www.twitch.tv/chloeshih 🎵 music 🎵 zalginni - creamshake louie zong - waking dream & starting again (endscreen) ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ current sub count: 8.3k (。◕‿◕。) total edit time: ~20 hrs 📧 brand and sponsor inquiries: ➭ [email protected] 📧 other inquiries: ➭ [email protected] #whyilefttiktok #productmanager #colorsofchloe this video is not sponsored. *some links are affiliate links, which means i get a *tiny* commission if you purchase using those links at no extra cost to you! tysm for your continued support!
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