That's great you went your own way - too many people try to get into FAANG and realize that they're just another big company. I've interviewed some who were leaving because they were so bored working there.
working a faang job is just fancy slavery they make it look good to get u but you to look beyond the nice dining halls and shiny furniture and the rest of the bs
I work for FANG and I hate it. Not because it’s boring or because the benefits suck (the pay and benefits are phenomenal). I hate it because it’s stressful as shit. I work 60 hrs a week and constantly feel like I’m barely above water. Every coworker around me seems to know way more than me and is way more productive than me, even if they start around the same time. It has been a nightmare so far. On the upside, my coworkers and managers are really nice and supportive. I’m still stressed as shit all the time, though.
@@bosco7799 I'd say the primary issue is that the documentation sucks yet no one does a good job of explaining how things work. I just feel lost 90% of the time. It's extremely stressful because getting anything done takes double the amount of time since I need to spend a significant amount understanding how the thing works/how to accomplish the task/what the fuck I was even asked to do. But the work just keeps on piling up. I'm juggling like four projects right now, and that's not counting all the miscellaneous tasks I have thrown my way *daily*.
Hi! I also go to utd for computer science. I’d honestly love to do youtube/my own side projects for a living, and it’s super inspiring to see that it’s something that’s possible:]
I'll be completing my CS degree in a year. I'm worried that I don't know enough of anything, and I really want to get a good internship/job. I'm still exploring whether software engineering or data science is a good fit for me. I enjoy debugging and building stuff, and I also love working with data. I like to study too deep into my interests, and sometimes I feel like I'm losing the big picture, and then I jump to my other interests, and it causes that feeling of inadequacy in anything I try to learn. Any wisdom from any of you guys would be appreciated. I'm from Kenya, and my uni isn't state of the art in CS, but I worry enough and try to learn the important CS topics through MOOCS from MIT and the like.
If you're worried about whether or not you know enough, build some projects on your own. Make a website, make some program that solves a problem you have, it can really be anything. Make it open source and have a few of those around so you have a portfolio to refer to when people ask about what you're good at. Computer Science is such a broad topic that it's impossible to be good at everything, and you'll never be good enough to cover every single job position out there. But by having a portfolio, both you and employers get a good idea of what you're good at, which can help. Usually you don't even need that advanced stuff in order to get somewhere, just something to show them that you have some idea of what you're doing. Of course it's easier if you've graduated from a highly respectable university, if you've got good connections etc, but I know a few people who didn't even go to university and still landed well paying jobs in CS related positions. It's not impossible, all it depends on is how stubborn you are :P
Working on projects outside of school that you can present and show off to employers is your best bet. Get good at communicating and being likeable too, that can make up for lower raw technical skill. The job market is looking rough right now obviously, and people who are hiring don't want to spend time training newbies. It's good that you're worried. Hold on to that feeling, because that will keep you motivated! Just remember that in the end, everything will be ok. I graduated from a no-name school in the Midwest with 0 internships and my salary is in the top 5% of U.S. earners. Good luck to you!
Just like everyone else said here, work on projects of your interest. Show them on the top of your resume and LinkedIn profile along with all the applications, packages and techs you use. Good luck!
I’m getting my Bachelor’s in CS, about to get my Associate. Is minoring in Mathematics a good idea or should I focus strictly on CS the whole way to Bachelor’s?
and how you sustain your lifestyle with that? Maybe cuz i am from a really poor EU country and thats why i cant imagine how the money flows in, but those side bussiness generates enough money instead of consulting/freelancing in X amount of time? Cuz i saw in US there are soooooo fokin great money in the freelancing/consulting or its like more on that side as a work life balance? Anyways keep doing great yutbob vids🤙
i'd like to raise an audience and would ask for any of yours advice............... apparently i am an undergraduate high school student and over here in my country Pakistan.... we got to make choices to continue our preferred career even before completing high school which is utterly ruthless so i've got 4 choices as per my ambition and scope and stuff..... 1. CS (CYBERSECURITY, DATA ANALYTICS, AI) 2. LAW (BARRISTER) 3. MBBS or let's say FCPS (SURGEON) 4. CA 5.ENGINEERING (MECHATRONICS, AERONAUTICS) WHAT DO YOU THINK OVERALL don't be bias suggest me other upcoming fields..... recommend me please because i am deciding on towards leaving my country in search of better opportunities
Yes, you’re going to have a tougher time freelancing or consulting with no proven track record of success. You’d better have one hell of a portfolio, resume, and talk track.
Is it possible to move more into the Electrical Engineering career path roles if you have a CS undergrad? Or would I have to go back to school to get the Electrical courses first with like a Masters in it?
Thats amazing..when the companys fuck us, you have done a good move. Congratulations i will do better then that to join into guys like you doing good webstuff not only to survive but to attend humans
Is there anyone who is willing to give me an advice because I am feeling bad 😢I got my Computer science degree but I am working as a teacher with different field but I am tired of this job because it's actually profit less but I am afraid of code .it's not mean I hate it but I am not confidenced but I want to be programmer Is it possible to become a programmer if so how long it will take 🤔 to master my skill
How do you like, survive, in the meantime? You were living off of 10 hours of youtube and 10 hours of freelancing? I imagine that youtube made basically nothing for awhile, right? So you were surviving on 10 hours of freelancing?
Average 24yo Goal: by the time i'm 25, i have to make $20 Billion a month, disrupt Zuckerberg's and Elon's companies with my company, kill Thanos and Defend the earth.
