The HARSH Reality of Working in Big Tech

Why Big Tech Sucks

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[danieltrejo]

I work for a Big Tech company and can 100% agree with these points. I'm fortunate enough that the company I work for aligns with my actual interests and goals, but I am still stuck in the wrong department, and I feel kind of empty. I don't plan on leaving, but I'm working on getting the skills I need to make an internal move to the teams that are doing the work I'm interested in.

Great video, I appreciate the honesty and self-reflection!

[SM-isnl]

Thank you for this. I recently decided to join a bank as an engineer and somebody asked me why it’s not worth it and I should have aimed for a tech company! I hadn’t until that second thought it was a bad decision 🥺

[ripToShredz]

I really appreciate what he's saying. And he's correct about the advantage of not having to wait weeks to push updates into production and being able to accomplish more in a quicker time frame at a smaller company then a bigger company. Which makes it nice in that sense. However I think the big question at the end of the day that we all want answered is the question about SALARY. Smaller companies don't have the resources to pay you as much as Google or Amazon pays their Devs. So it comes down to the fact that we're all there to do a job for 8-10 hours a day; if it were ME, I'd want to be paid as much as possible for the hours I work. Just me though. That outweighs everything. And you'll find that at any FAANG company. So I appreciate what he's saying but again, a ton of people would kill to have his job at Google. If he doesn't want it, I'll take it! 😂

[priyavutukuri]

I think the craze for the Big Tech is just for the big fat paycheck. If you are going to do the same four letter WORK everywhere, people would rather do that for deeper pockets. I am not personally FAANG frenzy but the paycheck does make a huge difference in our lifestyle.

[joaonobre]

Great video! In our area, too much importance is given to Big Tech Companies. There are good challenges in many companies, regardless of their size.

[tejasness]

Thanks bro, i worked in two startups as an Intern. currently the last year of BTech. Hoping to get in decent fast-growing startup. 🙂

[aminarahman]

Your videos always help me verify my weird philosophies! Like I wanted to start preparing for tech giant companies but I've paused that goal. My goal is to be a full-stack developer right now. I just want to have enough power to build MVPs for myself. Sounds crazy? Sounds right? Let me know what any of you reading this think of it!

[SaminYasar_]

Yo the editing on this video was great! Do you edit them yourself?

[harrabiyosri]

A wise man once said "Software engineering is just moving data around" best quote fr

[ecode]

You make sense, work should be meaning as software engineer. Most important I what believe job should make a better engineer not just only make you a lot of money at the end of the day.

[swangballs]

Working in big tech is a stepping stone. It shows employers at a smaller company that you rose to the challenge and are of the top 1% achievers. For anyone that says they regret working in big tech: no you don’t. What you did is now launching your career in way of small company recruiters endlessly hitting your DMs. Endless opportunity and miles ahead of any other developer that has only worked at a smaller(less well known) company. Recognize this earned privilege because you don’t see others that are STRUGGLING to find jobs.

[ashwinnema]

Yes Kevin you are correct I realized this thing when I was around 20 years old. I do not believe in pleasing others. I only believe in keeping myself happy

[nang]

great vid. Editor also went crazy on this one

[john_doe_]

As someone who is just getting into tech, i am really overwhelmed by the options like front end, backend, ui ux, ai ml, cloud, devops, PM etc . Its impossible to go and try all of these . Do you have any solution Kevin ? How did you decide your specialization ?

[aricwilliamsdeveloper]

Imagine someone created an LLM that takes the Myers briggs test and other data to predict what you want to achieve... that would be great and scary depending how accurate it is... 🤔🤔🤔

[LukeAvedon]

Yeah, but after a couple years at a tier 1 company many doors open.

[kristiandilov]

I love your content! I was curious what are your thoughts on semiconductor big tech companies?

[AliMalik-ytex]

Hey Kevin, I've followed you since your leetcode days, back when you had two candles in your background.
A little suggestion: I liked your videos better without the background music, they felt more raw and authentic.

[Parchie]

Great video! Question, do you have any recommendations for a microphone for work meetings?

[jak]

that's right kevin life is really all about lofty goals like actually getting through your steam backlog