I Quit My Dream Job.. But Why?

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Chapters:
00:00 - my history working in tech
01:39 - my experience working at Google
07:30 - would I recommend big tech?
08:39 - so what's next?

I quit Google, and here’s why...
Lately I’ve been creating a lot of game development videos and devlogs, but I wanted to give kind of a personal update video with some personal updates.

So in addition to YouTube and game dev, I’ve been working at Google for the last 2 years.
If you’re a computer science student or an early career software engineer, you might here this and be completely shocked on why someone in tech would ever quit Google. And before Google, I was also a technical program manager at Microsoft.

Now I want to first off say, that working at Google from my experience, was really great! Both for technical program managers and software engineers!
But if everything has been great, then why did I leave?

Big tech gave me stability and really taught me how corporate environments operate and scale. But also big tech introduces a lot of office politics and bureaucracy. Additionally, at my level, its hard to feel like you have the ability to have a large impact.

So what’s next for me, well I’ll probably make another video to dive deeper into that but you can probably guess that’ll be a smaller environment based on what I’ve said so far.

Comment down below if you are a computer science student or software engineer and let me know what you think!

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All of my opinions are entirely my own and do not represent any company I work for or am affiliated with.
Any financial topics discussed are not financial advice.

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[leniaaa]

Awesome to see someone else leaving the tech world for game dev! I’ve been in the tech industry for about 10 years, and now I’m working full-time while also developing my own game. It’s a challenging but rewarding journey. Best of luck to everyone on this path!

[youssefmalek]

Honestly this is such a great video, I usually don't comment on vidoes but wow man, your message is crystal clear. I am 19 and I am going to graduate in 2 years (I am a Computer Engineering major), I currently intern at a Microsoft partner and I am learning how to develop advanced .NET apps and such but this isn't why I am commenting. I don't know what I want to do with my career and this video just shows me that you adapt with time. I have been very stressed lately about thinking about the future and how I want to work in AI one day and I am so far away from that goal but wow this video shows me I still have a ton of time to work on my dreams and it shows me that even in a few years, career shifts aren't crazy so thank you for that truly! I teared up a bit watching the end of the video I don't know why lol, but I'll try my hardest to have such a great mindset!

[GenerativeBoy]

And I’m here in Brazil a 3rd world country trying to get a job

[HadelLynnLeyco]

Happy to see you thrive! Even though i didnt do tech, i quit my dream company last year where i was a cog too and pivoted into an entirely different career. I will say im much happier but for sure miss the cushy benefits! I wish the same happiness for you in your journey!

[ViewportPlaythrough]

what i subbed for is the maturity and how clear he composes his message. he is someone that i wish i could have been. but i am not and will not be

[avi]

Holy cow, 8 minutes into the video, and when you said your age I was blown away, realizing what you have accomplished while being the same age as me

[giannelli]

I think you’re a little nuts but I respect the chutzpah. I’m gonna follow the journey and I’m rooting for you boss man!

[tombombadinho]

Good luke man, If it doesn't make you fulfilled, regardless of the company or the opportunity, there comes a time when the bird has to fly to other branches.

[vectoralphaSec]

How did you even get a technical program manager position at Microsoft as your first job straight out of college without experience? That seems impossible.

[Tbjbu]

hey, great video as always! really interesting to hear about this. looking forward to see what you do next!

[krooqs]

Yeesh, just shows you how ridiculous the pay is to work 2 years and essentially retire lol

[vincentxtran]

“A very well compensated and treated cog at that”

Why yes thanks for noticing that I am such a pampered cog ⚙️ 🙂‍↔️

Can definitely agree with many of your points on big tech, and how it really depends on your current needs (i.e. stability) and how some things are just constants working in big tech. Great video as always and excited for what the future holds! Best of luck and cheers 🎉

[ismaelisaiasramirez]

Sucks that you weren't allowed to bloom with big-tech. I can see you making a bigger impact with a different company.

[kamm]

Yeah definitely less risk when you're only responsible of yourself
Best time to make mistakes as well
Good luck 👍🏻