{
  "id": 6261742,
  "title": "I grew my salary to $112K after a career pivot. A layoff broke my heart and changed my perception of money and success.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/i-grew-my-salary-to-112k-after-a-career-pivot-a-layoff-broke-my-heart",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:05:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/salary-journeys-112k-nutrition-tech-pivot-laid-off-portfolio-career-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Evelyn Irwanto, a 32-year-old woman from Toronto, had a career in nutrition before pivoting to tech. She began her journey in nutrition and food, earning CA$14 an hour as a nutrition associate and working as a server for CA$11 an hour on the side. After graduating in 2017, she worked as a nutrition associate for ten months, but realized she didn't want to pursue it full-time. In 2018, she took a break to travel and explore her interests, which led her to a seasonal, contract role as a customer service and community management coordinator at a marketing agency, making CA$15 an hour. This job allowed her to break into the tech industry and eventually led to her current position as a credit and collections analyst at a Big Tech software company, where she earns CA$22 an hour.",
  "summary": "A 32-year-old in Canada shares her salary journey from working in nutrition to making $112,000 in tech, and how a layoff changed her perspective.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}