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How much you should tell your boss — and the internet — about why you're quitting your job
Lilian Weng left her AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, citing stress-related health issues but later rejoined OpenAI. Career experts caution that sharing reasons for quitting a job can risk credibility if future actions contradict initial explanations.
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