What It’s Like to Walk Away From a Job at Google to Pursue a Career in Stand-Up Comedy

Posted January 10, 2018

External Article: Business Insider

Sarah Cooper, alumna of the Digital Media graduate program at Georgia Institute of Technology, was the subject of the Business Insider, January 10, article, “What It’s Like to Walk Away From a Job at Google to Pursue a Career in Stand-Up Comedy.” The Digital Media graduate program is part of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. 

Excerpt:

Three years ago, Sarah Cooper made an unusual career move. The Georgia Tech graduate had spent the past eight years working in user experience (UX) design at tech companies including Yahoo and Google, but now she was giving up her coveted career in tech to pursue her passion: comedy. 

Cooper recently chatted about her decision to quit Google with journalist Kara Swisher and former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo — who once pursued a career in standup comedy himself — on Recode's latest Recode Decode podcast.

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