Episode
What it's like to log off from a career in tech
- Podcast
- Marketplace Tech
- Published
- Sep 7, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 240
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Summary
More Americans are leaving the labor force for a variety of reasons. The labor force participation rate — which measures the share of working-age Americans who either have a job or are looking for a job — has fallen sharply this year, and it’s been on a steady decline for decades. We hear from Kris Bell, who recently retired early from a long career in the tech industry, about why he chose to make the leap.