Career regrets: 10 tech workers share what they wish they'd done differently

Aimen Moten (left) Nikhil Singh (center), and Abhinav Bohra (right) shared their biggest career regrets with Business Insider.

Aimen Moten (left) Nikhil Singh (center), and Abhinav Bohra (right)

Ask a tech worker about their biggest career regret, and they might have a hard time picking just one.In a fast-changing, highly competitive industry, it's easy to second-guess career decisions — and wonder whether another path might have been the better one.In interviews with Business Insider, tech professionals from companies including Amazon, Google, and Meta reflected on the career decisions they wish they'd handled differently. Some regretted not leaning into AI sooner, while others mentioned turning down a job offer, staying too long at one company, or waiting too long to build a professional reputation in the broader tech industry.Here's what 10 tech workers said they regret most. (Their responses have been edited for length and clarity.)I learned the hard way that loyalty wasn't a two-way street

Mike Kostersitz says he wishes he'd left his longtime employer before he was laid off.

Mike Kostersitz