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Preston Fore

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shares the No. 1 career mistake Gen Z is making in their 20s that’s easily avoidable

Photo of Andy Jassy (Credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
  • Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells Gen Z to stop worrying about knowing what their career will look like in their twenties. Instead, he encourages young people to focus on learning what they want to do—a lesson that paid off well for Jassy. Before starting his now nearly 30-year career at Amazon, he tried out jobs like sportscasting, soccer coaching, and investment banking.

Few topics spark as much debate as what your twenties should look like. Some see the decade as a chaotic struggle, while others view it as a rare window of opportunity.

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