A LinkedIn post by Stacey Champagne, founder and CEO of Hacker in Heels, has garnered widespread attention after she publicly pointed out her husband’s lack of achievements in 2024. In the post, Champagne shared her professional milestones from the past year while labeling her husband’s accomplishments as “zero,” leading to a range of reactions from social media users.
In the viral post, Champagne highlighted her own success, including certifications, career advancements, and awards, while contrasting them with what she perceived as her husband’s lack of similar accomplishments.
“I had multiple clear-cut career accomplishments in 2024. My husband? Zero,” Champagne wrote. “No certifications. No college courses completed. No documentary features. No awards.”
She described a conversation at their dinner table in which she asked her husband how he managed to go an entire year without pursuing any new professional or academic goals. “How do you do that? How are you able to go through a whole year without doing any of these things and be OK?” she wrote. When her husband did not provide an answer, Champagne remarked that it left her with “so much to unpack.”
She then posed a question to her LinkedIn audience: “Could you go a year without a single new certification, interview, award, promotion and be OK with yourself for it?”
The post quickly gained traction, with users expressing a mix of disbelief and curiosity about Champagne’s decision to share such a personal matter online. Some questioned the reasoning behind her decision to publicly highlight her husband’s perceived lack of accomplishments.
In response, Champagne’s husband, Jesse Sciuto, took to LinkedIn to clarify the purpose of the post. He explained that the post was meant to highlight his contentment with his life, including his lack of certifications or qualifications, and to show how his approach to life contrasts with his wife’s fast-paced career.
“The point of Stacey’s post is that she approves of my lack of quals/certs and wishes she could reach my level of zen,” Sciuto wrote. He shared that he is a dual warfare-qualified Navy veteran with a STEM Master’s degree and has already met all qualifications for his current rank. He added that in 2024, he focused on settling into a new job, improving his fitness, and pursuing personal hobbies like cooking.
“I’m the most content I have ever been,” Sciuto said, emphasizing his more structured and laid-back approach to life compared to his wife’s competitive nature.
Despite his explanation, some users remained skeptical about the original post’s tone and intent. One user commented, “Found this on X and thought it was a fake. Still not convinced this person and her alleged husband are even real.”
Others criticized Champagne for seemingly seeking attention at her husband’s expense. “Some people would—quite literally—sell their soul (or their family) for clicks and likes on the internet,” one user remarked.
Some users responded humorously, with one writing, “From your post about your husband, I learned that the key to a successful marriage is building a successful B2B SaaS business. I plan to apply that to my next marriage.” Another joked, “I knew I had left something off my To-Do list this week… publicly humiliate my spouse on LinkedIn. I’ll get right on it.”
The post, and the subsequent responses, highlight the increasing trend of sharing personal achievements and struggles on professional platforms like LinkedIn, with some questioning the boundaries between personal and professional life.