After 15 years helping his company generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, Jay — not his real name — left his job as a copywriter for a private tech firm in 2023. But a year later, his old department head called. “She seemed a little sheepish at first, but finally admitted that things weren't going great,” Jay said. She was hoping he would return in some way that worked for him, and made it clear she’d already okayed the move with the company’s finance department. They settled on a month-l ...