Why I Quit Working For Google

EDIT: I'm no longer on YouTube or writing on my newsletter, but I'm leaving these videos up in case someone finds it useful.

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Sharing with you the reasons why I left Google... hope you find it useful!

00:00 Introduction
00:39 Personal Reasons
02:39 Decrease in Learning Velocity
03:59 Product Wasn't That Exciting
05:18 Smart People Working On Silly Things
06:56 Conclusion

Social:

[henriquealmeida]

Great! I am climbing the professional IT ladder and getting into a big tech feels like a next big step.

Are you this chill in life as you are in this video? 😄

[GamingGeek]

Exactly 4:45 my personal experience. It's so great but stressful that it is addicting. I just know that I can't go to a MNC bcz of this now. Pushing MVPs every month for different companies is not good but a product based company it's extremely well thought out even if it isn't you can do rapid changes. We changed the whole tech stack once in under a month for a bit of optimization which could be crucial in the future

[brayheart-bn]

Valuable perspective, thanks for sharing. Enjoy Japan!

[SFifteens]

I’m studying Computer Science at community college and plan to hold a 4.0, impostor syndrome is getting to me because I have yet to obtain the mathematical understanding and ability to take the advanced math classes, Calculus (arguably not advanced), Discrete Mathematics, Linalg, Number Theory, and our school doesn’t offer any of the insane courses you’d find on an ivy leaguers LinkedIn. I’m unsure what to do as I would love and have all the time in the world to study mathematics and computer science, and my dream is to specialize in Machine Learning/AI; however, I am a slightly above average student. This could change if I made a proper schedule, didn’t wake up at 1pm–complete my uni homework, play World of Warcraft, then go to sleep [basically living on autopilot with no internship for the summer]. Do you have any advice for me in regards to becoming an INSANELY good programmer, I wouldnt care if I was a leetcode monkey who is top 5000 or something absurd, thats what I want to achieve as Ive always pushed for the leaderboards and or the most success ❤

[thedigitalceo]

Great video. Did you end up staying in Japan and finding a remote job from there?

[MegaStrega]

I have been a pharmacy tech for 10 years and have always wanted to learn to code but without a structured environment my adhd made it extremely difficult. I've recently made the leap to go back to school and fulfill my dreams of finally getting a bachelor's in c.s. I'm finishing up my first year of school in a few months and as I approach my second year I always wonder if I'm a going down the right path. And b what kind of internship I should find. My goal is obviously to work at a faang because I grew up in a poor family and I'd like to experience life and travel. I've been told by those around me mostly pharmD's that they think I'm incredibly smart however I don't see it. Ai has me nervous and all the layoffs are skyrocketing my anxiety. Should I just get into cyber security?

[shashankdhardur]

Great video👏.
High quality content videos👌.
I'm budding frontend developer, looking for opportunities to work in a good open source project ( any suggestions) or you planning to build community for any new open source project ( I'm happy to contribute for new project if you are planning).