14:39 when he said his father is now finally retired, I felt the impact, and as an Asian person myself, I wish to accomplish the same for my own parents, as the eldest son in our family
Memes aside, Garnt's stories are inspiring and actually motivate me to do my best to achieve my dreams not just for myself but for my loved ones. Hope to see more of these stories from this channel.
Also networking… Even meeting other TH-camrs if that’s what you wanna do and do collaborations etc. make friends, not just for business purposes but, the friends we make along the way can change our lives.
Time flies I remember you having some hundred thousand subscribers before while JackFrostMiner was still here but now you have millions of sub's congrats
The stress of wanting/needing to support your parents as they age is something I relate to heavily. I often worry about whether I will be able to repay them for everything they've done for me.
God bless Sydney, holy shit mate But overall dude you've come pretty far. I was a fan before the time you put out the video describing how you intended to take a chance and commit fully to TH-cam for 6 months, leaving it there if it'd fall apart and now understanding what it took to get there, what you faced and what you had to grapple with, I'm genuinely proud and elated that now you're doing very very well and are closer to the goals you had like honoring your parents and even got to let your dad retire, that's amazing dude. I wish you all the best from here dude, seriously
Glad we got the origin story alongside being able to hear more about how you got into the BBC eventually your transition to TH-cam! Can’t wait for more stuff on the second channel!
Such is the life of a contract worker. You are basically working for a company, but you are actually an employee of another company who is being paid by the company you are doing the work for, for the labour that you are then assigned to :P
@@TheAquilaSamurai Not to mention being supervised by a full time employee of that client company who neither knows nuts about the work, nor cares to learn anything about it.
Garnt has probably said “I worked for the BBC” more than he's told Sydney he loves her But seriously, great that we got a background story ❤️ you have amazing parents, friends, and a fiancé
Dude i almost cried when you said "200 pounds". Great story, as always i like your way to tell stories and that is one of the reasons i like Trash taste. I love how important is this story for the present and i how you remember it, pls keep telling them when you got the chance.
Sydney is a real bro. She always talks about how Garnt pushed her to be better and he always seems so freaking smart but it's clear they both really do push and support one another for the better. As someone who followed Garnt way back I always knew he could do it and only hope he continues to grow bigger.
'Sydney is a real bro' i feel like she more kinda a jerk to be honest like...yeah i get it and all but that is still being a jerk even if it is for a good thing xD
@@dylanbunn7714 In reality, most relationship argument is about your partner arguing that you don't give him/her enough attention. NOT about believing you more than you believing in yourself and actually pushing you toward something greater and stopping you from shooting yourself in the foot.
@@alexfrank5331 that’s definitely true, especially if it’s not a conventional dream like say you want to be a TH-camr or streamer, professional MMA fighter, actor, singer whatever. Most girls will treat your dream like it’s just a silly fantasy. Very few of them will go out of their way to either introduce you to contacts that can help you, friends they may have known in school, friends of friends… Or at least support you in going for your dreams.
Just got home from work and this resonated with me in such an emotional level. This story means so much more to everyone who feels so stuck at their 9-5 corporate grinds and I’m so glad that things went well for you
After almost 15 years in the IT industry, I can say with absolute certainty that all but one of my jobs I left because I didn't feel appreciated. I know exactly how you feel on this, and it's absolute shit when somebody who wasn't even there takes the credit for something you busted your ass to pull off, or even worse takes credit for it and then gets you fired. I always wondered why you'd left the BBC and what you'd done there, this is a great video!
The only time other departments are made aware of IT or even thought of IT is when things go wrong. Otherwise, if we do our job properly, no one is going even to know we exist.
Worked in IT for 8 years as my first job before finally leaving due to falling in to a lull of feeling no motivation to put in any more effort than the absolute bare minimum to satisfy my contract, busting your ass made absolutely no difference to simply scraping by putting in the minimum effort. I left and worked somewhere small but in a totally new role for 2 years, it had its ups and downs but most weeks were interesting, unfortunately the end of ze world started in 2020 and i was forced to leave that roll landing back in IT. It's been 1 year since I started that totally new IT role and i'm already back in to that same lull of feeling no appreciation for the effort I put in both figuratively and litterally in a salary sense. It's quite litterally never been so exhausting to put in the very bare minimum effort.
are you still in IT industry? I’m new in the IT industry and I started to understand how you feel but I don’t know if there any place I can go other than IT
@@rajaafifi4280 Not every job in IT is equally dispiriting. There are good jobs to be found, but sadly there are A LOT of bad ones as well. So if you still want to work in IT, don't give up. Keep looking, and don't settle for something bad.
I've actually met James May in Osaka while he was doing "Our Man in Japan" and while he is tall (at least taller than 5'10" me), he's not exactly a walking mountain like Clarkson.
As a Thai person who’s in Master degree in Japan and my dad is almost 70s and still paying for my rent, this video is very personal. I’m not enjoying my study and really want to pursue art. I’m an only child and I want to take care of them so I’ve been telling myself I can’t do art but after watching this I think I’ll try pursue my dream a bit! Edit: it's now 2023 and I am now a full time illustrator and I get to work from home. Just wanted to say thanks to all the comments and Garnt for this video.
Plan it out. See the pros and cons. Think outside the box with regards to supporting your parents. Maybe pursue art after getting your masters or alongside part time? does your art industry pay enough to support your parents? do you know anyone in your field that is doing well that you can connect with and get advice from? Plan it all out :) Remember, mindset is everything, think positive and trust the plan. Believe that whatever you pursue with passion, you can become truly great at if you put in the work consistently. Laziness kills dreams. These are tips I'd deploy but obviously I don't know much about your situation.
I advise getting a job in what you're currently studying for first, then build some experience and finances before going for your passion. All the best :)
Yeah I honestly am not confident in my ability at all. I do get commissions and it does pay pretty well but to the point where I can support my parents. Maybe I’m gonna do what Garnt did and work at a BBC for a year. I mean not BBC.
The art industry is generally very competitive but its where hard work stands out the most. It’s gonna be difficult but dont let it deter you from pursuing what you want to really do.
Wow this was a highly inspirational video. Thanks for sharing your story with us Garnt and I'm glad that your TH-cam career ended up succeeding. Keep up the great work and I hope your channel continues to flourish!
"I didn't have a plan." "For the first time I've really really felt alive was when I was working towards something" I feel this so much. From High school to university, I don't have a plan and just doing what my parent tell me do to make a living. but honestly, I feel like im dying day by day.
Then change your course. You are living your own life and you have the right to do it your own way. Most parents want the best for their kids but they look at it through their eyes, colored by their own life experiences. Yours can be different. Totally different! Trust your feelings, if it doesn’t make you happy now it’s probably not going to in the future… just a thought from someone somewhere across the globe. Trust yourself. ;)
@@garrag0 You need to realized that not everyone can just quit their jobs and become a TH-camr(or other fun jobs) and pursue they're dreams, Garnt and many big TH-camrs are some of the very lucky few. But having a good mindset is good.
ideally, in the 1970s, this wasn't an issue. You could work a job for 8 hours in the city you lived and cover all your basic necessity, and still have 5 plus hours to do your own thing. Now people have maybe 2 hours to themselves after work and use that to do laundry
If you need to change it, definitely try to if your get the chance. Take the risk. It’s never too late, and Uni is DEFINITELY still fiiiiine. Even in a job, it is still up to you.
*"Don't be guilted into thinking what you have is good enough"* very strong message. I tried to tell my friends to aim higher because honestly where they at is not good enough. But it's so hard to convince them
It's a nice video but as someone who can't even live up to the expectations set for me it almost has the opposite effect lol. Like, what if you're guilting yourself for *not* having done 'good enough'. Like I'm trying my hardest to get a masters but I'm struggling to find the motivation to even get through my bachelors, and if I don't I'll only ever have myself to blame, with disappointed parents that paid up the ass to get me here to boot. From what I've heard a lot of people don't/didn't enjoy their bachelors/master but I can't even get myself to put up with it; it's pathetic. On another note, I'm not going to assume anything about your friends but do mind that aiming higher is harder for some than others; life is good at beating when you're down; and then there's the even harder part of actually reaching those heights. Your friends might not appreciate it as much as you think (I know I wouldn't at this point).
@@JonathanFantasy that is very true. I feel like everyone needs to have that one thing that makes them happy, like for gigguk is anime/youtube. It keeps him sane and keeps him moving forward, and also Sydney being around just makes it much easier to handle the shitty stuff of daily life. I hope you have something you love and keeps you happy, I'm near 30 now and I'm glad that I still love games and anime till this age, because it keeps me sane. If there's an advice I can give you motivation for is remember what makes you happy, and fight for it, look forward to it. Unfortunately life is a grind and we have to go through unhappy things in life, but it makes the reward so much more worth cherishing it. Haha what I'm trying to say is just do what you really love, and if you don't know what you love, find it! don't wait for a moment, make a moment. My friends has things they love and I'm just sad they are not fighting for it and settle for dead end jobs.
it is the same situation everywhere, people are getting underpaid and prices are increasing, governments and stocks need to stop their own existence if we want true peace in modern society
@@gustinex I don't even know what I like, I just took the first thing that came to me by intuition, but even at that I'm faling, wich depresses me down a lot.
@@pepper0075 you'll find it eventually! I went jobless for couple of years once, but i tried lots of things to find out what brings me joy. Write down notes, keep track od things, make a mindmap, decorate your room to remind you what makes you happy when you see it. Most importantly is you keep trying and keep learning new things, it's ok to dislike it but never stop being curious. Life is all about finding happiness, but of course it's easier said than done. so don't give up! You can do it 😊
Every single thing you mentioned about "being in the BBC building, having a BBC id, working in an BBC office with BBC colleagues - without actually being part of the BBC", is so relatable when you work for a company that outsources shit for other companies. Especially when it comes to IT solutions and customer support.
One thing I came to notice very quickly once I started working was just how many positions even within large global companies were outsourced or contractors. For my first job I actually realised very quickly that basically my entire division was made of external consultants from another company and even my role was one that they had requested to have created.
@@PichuElric In my case, essentially what was going on in that job was that the company was building out and reforming one of its divisions. Where they hired a consultancy that specialised in that area, that started out with a large number of their consultants filling the jobs and starting the work off, while they also took charge of hiring new staff for the company itself that would be phased in over time. For me though it was basically a temp role, where they needed an extra hand sorting out a large mess of contracts the company had and it was more of a stepping stone to give me more experience to put on my CV. Which I used to find a more stable fulltime job, that I'm doing now.
The IT industry is riddled with that, when I lived in Ireland a certain very high profile company wasted my time for two weeks of interviews to end up offering me a job in the outsourcing firm I told them to suck it, lol. If they had been upfront maybe I would've dealt with it differently but the shadiness of it wall was a big no-no.
Yep, worked for a company that had contracts for bigger company. Tech support/online support. So essentially, you get paid less than what you would get paid if the actual company paid you. Also another job spent 4 hours a day travelling for 4 years... called it my zombie years... don't know how you could do videos after, so I understand and appreciate the hardwork and dedication you put into it!
Wow, thank you for this... I guess the saying stays true, "an idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan". Happy to see you made it man, makes me happy seeing people do what they love.
This video hit real hard. I'm in my late 30's and my life didn't turn out at all how I thought it would. Situations like that can make someone feel like a failure, and as a man that can break you in ways that can't be fixed. It makes me glad that things turned out for you, but not all of us have a Sydney in our lives to give us that kick in the ass we need to get going down the path to our dreams.
There's plenty of life left to make your own success. It's never too late to try. I'm not saying you'll succeed if you just try, but you won't succeed if you don't. I hope you find your own success, no matter what standards you set for yourself. Good luck!
I can understand where you come from but something I always pick up on and remind myself is that history has taught me from many examples that whilst repetition may not be of the highest quality in any form but it is the most certain way to achieve anything you want. If you really want something, even if it isn't something you can put your heart into with deathly sunken time, you can still do it, and do it, and do it. You will be better, you will be noticed and you will most importantly, learn from it :)
since the pandemic began I'd felt stagnated in my life, living for almost a year without getting anywhere in life, and now I feel like I have a slight idea. Hope you'll continue sharing your stories, this video gave me a push that I desperately needed and I hope that you'll continue to inspire. FIGHT ON GARNT!
You can be proud on yourself and on your parents. They gave you the maximum of their support and you made the best out of it! You became a great TH-cam and we love your entertaining content! Merry Christmas and all the best for the future, because it yet to come!
This vid is actually a tearjerker,I'm afraid of what's to come for the future and this video shows that just because you go to a high rater uni doesn't mean that your life will be figured out,everyone has their struggles no matter what but we can face them and win victorious.Thank you Garnt for sharing,hope to see your next video.
As an asian (SEA to be exact) and chinese, career really IS what your parents expecting you to had. We are taught this way and giving up your job for something you're uncertain of is such a big risk and gamble! Glad your determination and passion paid off! Not many have the courage to do so!
It's not just the chinese, people around the world have the poor mentality and they want their child to chose a safe career with average income. If you don't risk it all and do what you really like, you will never become rich, worst case scenario you die homeless.
@@jdjphotographynl that's life. You have to let your child make the choices that makes them happy and accept they will die, but parents also see children as their retirement plan in third world countries, that's why they want them to have good grades and stable careers so much.
The feeling of repaying your parents financially not because you have to but you want to, is something very satisfying. I'm an only son too and this video really resonates with me a lot. Thanks Garnt, a nice way to start the day by watching this video.
I used to work for Atos too, although it was called Atos Origin back then. My experience there was also pretty thankless. Managers did the bare minimum and took extended lunches or never came back. They hot desked at base locations so they never had to come in. And I had a personal line manager that never marked me above average in my reviews, despite busting my ass off (he oddly did the same to other Asians working under him, who all subsequently left). The attrition rates at consultancy firms were high.
Hold up....You didn't worked for thr BBC? 70 episode of Trash Taste is a lie. My last two years are a lie 8:35 Oh wow, that is a giga chad of a mum and dad. They knew you where a good son. You weren't wasting the money and when you need help. They went above and behold. Oh wow
Not gonna lie, I feel pretty lost right now as a 25 year old. I finished college being top 3 of my class and got into a high paying job at a famous international company. However, I despised my job and developed massive anxiety and depression from it, so I quit after only 1 year of working. It's been 4 months since then and I'm starting to get anxious over not beginning my freelance work that I promised myself I would. These videos from people telling their life experiences and how they turned "failures" into successes are a huge help for me. Bless you Garnt. Hope the best for you, Sidney and your family.
Keep going. You are doing great. You made the best decision for you because no one knows you better than you. Let's see at 25 I had just quit my Masters with just a thesis and some change to finish. I got my dream job as a teacher and hated it. I left after one year and never looked back. At 27 I broke up with my long time partner and moved back in with my parents. And 29 I got fired as I was about to quit my job. But jokes on them. I'm almost 30 and I've got new skills and a bright new career ahead of me that I'm going to crush. Because its what I want to do and not what I've been coasting along thinking I had to do. All this to say, you can be lost at 25 and there is still so much more good to come. You are doing great!
Thank you for sharing this - stepping away from a 'safe job' is extremely brave and found it very relatable at moments. Congrats on all the work you put toward your channels that hard work definitely paid off.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Imagine having someone who just absolutely supports you in everything you do and even tells you to pursue it, without trying to give a bunch of advice that they aren't even sure about. The fact that she was there to push him further, even just thinking about how she wasn't happy as well but they were able to maintain a relationship with each other and still support each other even through the hard times. You only get someone like that once in a lifetime most of the time. She truly believed in him, and he made it happen. It's so fucking crazy how you can have this little flame in you, but if someone is there to help fuel it, the process can get so much better. I have a lot of respect for their relationship.
Garnt: Pours his heart out telling his story. Fans: Out pouring of love and warmth. Are inspired by his story. Also Garnt: Ends video in most Gigguk way possible. Also Fans: [Wipes away silent - yet extremely manly - tears.] *PERFECTION.*
When you said your dad hadn't been able to retire, I started to cry. Usually no one see the hard work behind all the glamorous. I'm glad you're able to share your story. I cry a fucking lot for some reasons. I'm really glad that you could come through all those difficult times. It's really inspiring. I wish you the best. I love your videos.
Cracking end to the video. Held my interest front to back, fantastically told. I really feel for you, Sydney and your family, throughout. Top stuff, well worth the view.
Hearing Garnts life story really said a lot about his personality and why he was really motivated on continuing the podtaku because in his mind at that time he was probably thinking thats the only hope he has to support his parents What im saying is this is a protagonist deserving life story holy fuck
As a lost high schooler without a path in mind this has given me some thought. As they say, life isn't black and white but shades of grey. But my life is shades of grey with a fog so thick I can't even see the back of my hand. Geez, making a plan? Easier said than done.
Let me, tell you something that is okay not rushing what you want to be right now. You are still young and is normal for people at your age not to know what you want to be. When I started a community college that I wanted to be Political Policy Maker, but I didn't like it. I realize that I love Journalism and I want to persuade that career. Everybody thinks they have a plan, but in reality, they have a rough idea like I did. But sometimes life is taking us in the unexpected territory if we like it or not. Hell, I thought I will finish getting a Bachelor's this Spring, but I'm pushing back in the fall to find more internships. Again just take your time and your young is okay to be confused at your age kid.
Take your time don't put arbitrary time limits on yourself. And at least for right now don't think too far ahead. It's plenty enough to focus on your next step whether that's tomorrow, next week, and eventually next year.
As a 28 year old I can tell you that you don't need a path yet. Just make a plan. Ask yourself if what you're going to do is what you want to do. The path can come later.
I think a good approach is to think about what you like doing, what you could be good at that pays good, and then find the middle ground. Because at both extremes lies suffering, working at a job that pays really well, but you secretly hate doing is a burnout any% speedrun and doing what you love, but what nobody wants to pay you for, will keep you awake at night worrying if you even can pay the next rent. In the best case those two extremes are of course one and the same thing, but i think this is maybe 5% of all people the case and most times not at the start of their carreer. Though when you start at the middle ground, you can take your time to figure out how to monetize what you like doing (like Garnt did in the year while commuting and working for the BBC) and if you want to do this as your job. But beware, doing what you like as a job can also suck when you suddenly find yourself unable to relax because what you did to relax in the past suddenly reminds you of your job, I know lots of people who deliberately didn't choose to make their hobby to their fulltime job.
09:45 it takes courage to do what we love, because deep down we already know what we want, we just want our close friends or family to understand and kick start our journey.
Sydney is always so supportive of you and while I laughed when she called you "the protagonist" when you won the chess tournament, given the full history of how you began doing TH-cam fulltime, it makes a lot of sense. She kicked your ass to keep on the grind, as she truly believed in you and there she always is, your cheerleader. Always cherish her, Garnt. She's amazing. On the same vein, I recently had an argument with someone on a video regarding TH-cam's removal of the dislike button who felt TH-camrs should only create content for the sake of making content, without monetization. I half thought they were a troll, but no, they weren't. They felt TH-cam should only be treated as a hobby, and couldn't be a real job. I thought very specifically of Joey, who'd worked at a traditional Japanese job and just how upsetting it was to him as I argued this person down. I thought of Trash Taste and the hub of jobs you, Joey and Connor have created for yourselves, the fact that you guys employ others and are self-employed. I thought of people like Chris and his new studio, his dream of cinematography at long last being fulfilled and the hard work he's put in, from that tiny apartment when he was a teacher to now, with a movie-quality set. I refused for this traditionalist to belittle the hard work you guys have put in and anyone else busting their ass on TH-cam. I'm going to say I won, because his last comment, regarding that to have a "real job", you have to have a set income (of which I said that's not true. Gig workers don't have a set income but that is still very much a job), was to respond back with, "By that logic, I can charge you for me responding to your comments." I responded that indeed if he wants to start up a company around that and feels it's a service worth monetizing, absolutely, that's a job. I informed that the market of demand makes up what a job is, not what we think a job should be. Even if something seemingly makes no sense, if someone purchases the goods or services for that thing, then a job has now been created. He had nothing else to say to that.
I think everyone kinda starts to forget that the actual goal is a steady cash flow to live comfortably and all the other titles and special toilet roll or plaques declaring something a "real job" are just DLC and tools toward that end
I can see where the guy you were arguing with is coming from especially with their criteria of a real job being to have a set income. The big differentiator is usually the job security that regular occupations have. TH-camrs do mention that they are not always guaranteed to make the same amount of money and gig work isn't necessarily considered a real job as well.
@@whodatboi2567 It's still a job, I'd just say that it's difficult to be a full-time job due to fluctuations. It can be, but it's going to be hard. The IRS damn sure considers it a job and wants their taxes from it, lol (or whatever the equivalent is per country). I should also mention that the guy's other silly point was that a job isn't a job without an interview. My current job had no interview, just an email directly on New Year's Day giving me the company policies, outlining my pay, and making me pick a health insurance plan (of which they awesomely overed the premium for so my health insurance was free). I half thought the email was fake indeed due to the skip of an interview and the pay being better than any job I've had before, but no, they're just a start-up, lol. Also, pretty kind of a scammer to send me a Chromebook to use from home. They interviewed future emoloyees, I was just part of the first wave. Sucks we're all being laid off this month though (not the company's fault and we'd been informed this might happen months ago). Still...le sigh 😔 Anywho, I would've forgiven the guy if he'd posed his argument from the point of view of just not putting all your eggs in this basket due to changes in TH-cam possibly affecting income which is perfectly reasonable. No, his viewpoint was that TH-camrs should get zero compensation for their work and that...just didn't sit well with me 😂
This story resonates with me at a personal level due to its extreme similarity with what I've gone through. I'm glad you've found success, and wish you all the best.
It's the same for me, I'm still on my first few steps to move overseas, but what Garnt said about "this being good enough" resonated with me. Sometimes it's the dreams that makes us feel alive.
I went in thinking this is gonna be a meme video of how he did something stupid and it worked out, but now I left with tears in my eyes. U deserve it man, not only are ur videos amazing but ur humor and ability to deliver a greater message in such a light hearted yet seriously and mature way is just amazing.
i’m in tears. thanks for sharing your story garnt. i’m a college student trying to get a masters or a phd in psychology and i feel like i’m going nowhere. i feel lost, i feel like i’m faking my way into adulthood but i guess that’s just how it is. i hope that one day i also can repay everything my parents did for me too, i may not be asian but my mexican parents are similar in that aspect, they took care of me when my “real” parents didn’t. i’m proud of you and i wish you well with sydney and the rest of your family.
I feel that, im taking extra years for my grad degree and i feel so stagnant. They should invent a new term separate from impostor's syndrome named "the graduate limbo effect" or something.
You guys remember the days when we hardly saw Garnt's face and he lacked confidence on camera and now this man literally has a whole channel that seems to be dedicated to giving us content like this. Refreshing. I love it
Man, covid fucked over my plans for after high school, second year in college now and I’m still not sure about whether transferring to uni and what I want to pursue in uni. Watching your video really helped me realize that some things just take time and dedication, and it’s okay. Thanks, Garnt
Covids already been messing up this year of college for me, I’m just hoping the uk doesn’t go in to lockdown again because otherwise everything will have been a waste and it won’t go the way I had planned.
wow your story really describes the struggles a lot of us millennials go through, especially those of us with immigrant parents. It's either keep grinding and achieve everything you're supposed to achieve BUT still struggle or take the risk of reaching for a dream where you might still struggle or you might strike gold. Glad things are working out for you now, you deserve it!
Also kinda millenials with their "rich people problems" telling that crossing the night working ONE TIME, to the sake of his boss without recognition, was a event to remember lol
@@robson2256 Or maybe Millenials actually have a brain and realize that working unpaid and long shifts shouldn't be a thing and boomers like you still love being slaves.
@@robson2256 Didn't knew only rich people like recognition and remember about their credit being given to someone else, also overtime thing probably wasn't a onetime thing, it's the one he probably remember the most. Also he's so rich that he wasn't able to pay rent.
As an indian guy it was so amazing to hear garnt talk about the mindset of going to a good college = all problems solved i thought only indian parents instilled that kind of mindset into their children but big up thai people i guess more people i can relate with now :(
Not just Asian and Middle Eastern families. Here in Mexico, it is very common for our parents to believe that "if you go to a good college/get a Masters/get a PhD you'll live a good life", and the reality is that it doesn't always work that way. I graduated college as top 3 of my class, yet to this day my parents still insist I should go for a Masters because "it is the right thing to do".
I needed to listen to this. I went to the Uni in the UK and didn't finish. Needless to say, life has not been good for the past few years. Knowing that not everyone who finished is doing well. I just have friends who are still at Uni or got lucky.
I’m am in that exact same place right now. You would not believe how much this video helped me get some clarity. Thank you so much for sharing your experience Garnt
Thank you so much for sharing your story. This came at the right time for me. I'm also an only-child, SE Asian who graduated college last year and got a job at a very "prestegious" company. I could barely afford rent, wasn't all that it was hyped up to be, and the work environment was incredibly toxic. I quit a few months ago to pursue a different degree in a field I am more passionate about, and it's not easy. I felt like a failure for having to ask my parents for help, despite their financial struggles, on top of some of my family telling me that I "should've majored in X" in the first place and asking me why I left such a stable, prestigious place. On top of that, my boyfriend recently graduated with a different degree that was supposed to be "more marketable and profitable" but is making less than when he was working retail and is struggling to make ends meet. It is not easy to see him struggle but also unable to help him because I am struggling myself. But your own story gives me encouragement that our situation won't last forever, and to keep moving towards my plan for the future.
As someone who's probably on his last year of CS uni and considered taking a career path on a field I no longer find passion in, I definitely saw some glimpse of my possible future when Garnt was talking about his job in Atos. I think I'm pretty lucky I found a new passion back in August, and around last month, my friends offered me a place in an indie game project they've been working on for some time. Sure we'll be working as an indie studio and probably won't get paid for a year or so, but I'm already loving every second of it even when I get stuck. I couldn't say the same if I ended up choosing that other "more successful" field.
Some might say that its a financially bad decision but i would say, good on ya. If you'd join a corporate job, after 3-4 years you'd be welcome to the 'tired and jaded, i wish i could do something more but the pay cut would be too much and i have commitments now' team.
I couldn’t agree more. I’m studying the game at university and I’m currently in my third year. I really don’t feel like I have the same level of passion at all in games as the people on my course do as I’m much more into film or animation, but this is where the money is and the most jobs are available, so I feel like I should be looking at this. I just want to be able to do 830 till nine where I can travel, have enough money to count to is it comfortable in my lifestyle with enough hours to make it so. I really don’t want honesty to make my job my life. My private life is my life. I still don’t know what to do, even though everyone is saying I need to be figuring this all out as everything seems to be drawing nearer.
I'm so glad for you. I'm in my second year of CSE and this was by far my worst semester yet, and I really don't know how or what I want to do anymore. I'm just here because I don't have any other passion and this was a 'safe' option within my capacity. I hope to god I find my calling or passion or _something_ so all my years of studying doesn't go to waste
As asian, I can totally relate to your situation. Growing up we've been told that you should go to Uni and after graduate you can get a good job. It's been 2 years since i graduated and i was working with bare minimun salary for profesional occupation. Last year i almost ended up everything even my life because i thought i was just a burden to my parent. I was depress for almost 3 weeks. Didn't do my work properly or even care about my personal hygiene. Then one day, i just fed up feeling sorry for myself and just go for 3 hours slow jog alone in the night and then it clicked to me that my worry and all these feelings i felt is just me. I was too hung up on what i think of myself and how i felt that i was never good enough or be enough.
Just a random person here, but thanks for sharing your story. I can identify with you a bit. I'm on my second year of university, while most of my friends are most done, and I feel awful that I'm being a burden on my parents due to my health problems and university debt. I have considered many times if I all of this is worth it. I have a big operation soon, and after it's done, I don't know if I'll feel better or feel worse about spending so much money again. Maybe I need a late night slow jog.
Hey, person in their 30s here. Just popping in to say it takes awhile to get that good job and graduating college/uni doesn't guarantee anything -thats one of the biggest lies told. Glad you turn your mentality around, all I can say is keep your chin up and keep applying and looking for that better job.
Grant is such a protagonist. This TED talk is inspiring to us hopeful weebs out there 👊 But srsly, I thought all along that your work in bbc includes voice over of some nature documentaries lol your articulation is spot on 👌
Oh, Garnt worked for the BBC? I wasn't aware. Jokes aside, I'm glad that you took the time to share your experiences and open up a bit Garnt. I'm sure a lot of the young people in the community who are probably about to enter, or have just entered the work force are feeling a bit daunted about the prospect of having to work for the next several decades, and personal stories like these really help put the mind at ease knowing that they're not the only ones going through these situations.
The "Don't be guilted into thinking that what you have it good enough" stuck with me and I've watched this about a week ago because the quote matches what I'm going through right now
I think the most inspirational part of this was when you decided to quit you had a plan and stuck to it. A 5 hour commute for the dream would make a lot of people second guess their dream. I'm glad you're here and doing what you love man.
This hits home in so many levels. My mum is in the UK and my Dad’s in Italy, both of them are reaching retiring age. I’m 24 and I’m feeling the stress and pressure of having an stable job and steady source of income so I could give back to my parents what they did for me and retire without having to worry about their son. I was never good on academics. I only have a High School diploma and a vocational course on Marketing; that I decided to study because I didn’t want to be a NEET and feel like a social outcast but I never liked it. Decided to pursue what I’m really passionate about, Editing and TH-cam. So I went to a film school to learn editing, film analysis and sound postproduction to apply all of this on my videos. The entertainment industry is really hard and so is youtube, I’m risking a lot into something that there’s no guarantee of success.
I don't wanna be mean but I think the way Gigguk has done it is the better way. I think the problem is that there are two radical sides, the one saying ,,just follow your dreams and everything will work" and the other one saying ,,this is no work, it's a hobby". But I think it should be a mix of both. You have to start it like a hobby, trying to find Your Own niche and when you think you found it and established a community, THEN you can think about quiting your job. And with community I mean people who are ready to invest to you, not people who wanna be nice and tell you what you wanna hear.
@@foggyfrogy No, you're right. But actually I didn't explained everything on my previous comment making it sound like I'm putting everything into this without any plan. I myself I'm working into be a sound designer for a post production studio and relying only into be a youtuber expecting success is not a great plan at all. The bottom line of this is; as you've said, is to have a mixed of both sides.
Man, if the "good job" doesn't let you pay your rent, then maybe it wasn't a good job at all Either way, good to hear that your parents are doing better for what you decided to do with your life
Not to mention since he was basically a contract worker I’m not sure about the UK but I don’t know if you have any protection as a contract worker, for being made to work insane hours. Compared to the normal worker, like if you worked for the company directly they can’t make you work over a certain number of hours.
@@Wingzero90939 you do. The whole thing about misclassifying regular workers as independent contractors that the US has is not really thing in the UK. Well it is, but it is pretty illegal and if you know your rights, filing a complaint is fairly easy. There isn't much of a difference between working directly for a company or working for another company that "lends" you to work under a different company as far as labour laws go. If you don't meet a very specific criteria to be labeled an independent contractor, then you are just an employee to the company that signs your checks. If a company mislabels you as an independent contractor, then they have to retroactively pay you back any benefits you did not received that were in your rights. You are also entitled to health and unemployment benefits and can file an unfair dismissal claim. There is precedent for it. In 2017 a man was paid 14 years of missed vacation time and reimbursement for medical bills and amongst other things because his company had misclassified him as an independent contractor and wasn't giving him those benefits. The government is also cracking down on the gig economy like Uber's model of hiring "workers." The model was declared unlawful by UK courts a few weeks ago. And there is legislation being drafted to force them to label their workers as employees.
This really hits home. I'm about to leave a decent paying job in a reputable company to start my own business and pursue what I'm passionate about. My turning point was me always conviently being booked for the holiday shifts, but not only that but I would start work at 6am, head home at 6pm and my phone would be still be ringing getting calls from my manager and had to work til 11pm... this happened not once, but three times. I was literally getting anxiety when a holiday was coming up. But I'm thankful that I have supportive friends that are giving me that "push" to pursue my passions. Thank you so much for this video Garnt, this is the final "I'm really going to this" motivation for me. Cheers and happy holidays!
God dam, I was not expecting this to get so real. This is a really inspiring story and as someone feeling a little lost right now I honestly think it's just what I needed. Thanks Garnt.
Well done for taking the dive, I too was in a similar situation to yourself Asian with aging parents. I studied Electronic/Electrical then got a job which I ended up in broadcasting for BBC and others. Yes the novelty wears thin after a while, I too know the forever drone of BBC/broadcast life. Endless hours and for very little pay actually, considering how many people actually we served. Breaking away from the monotony was the best thing career wise to do. I am thinking on TH-cam but yet to take the dive!
Damn, that parent loan story is heartbreakingly milenial Britain. Glad that you and Sydney got out of the UK, it made my life better, so I know the feel. ✌️
This video really hit close to home being someone who is incredibly unhappy with their job and been in a similar situation with work and education - I never truly had a plan myself. I'm currently planning on spending the next year on working towards getting out of my toxic workplace and do what would make me truly happy. I'm so pleased that everything worked out for you Garnt and Sydney is a keeper!
I always appreciate when creators make the decision to share something personal -- not for like an apology video or something but just to share something they've learned. Thanks for telling us about this.
So i put this on as background noise while I worked and when you told the story about your "argument" I kinda teared up. It wasnt an argument, she really believed that you could do it and it was frustration that she could see something that you couldnt. Im sure you know how lucky you are, but most people can only pray they meet someone who believes in them that much.
Damn, I was fully expecting a meme-ish video but after listening to his story and the sacrifices he has made, I feel so happy for him, he's deserved everything he has rn
Mannnn I was literally with tears in my eyes hearing the story. I'm so glad you're happy and I wanted you to know that with things like this video, the day to day becomes worth it and even inspirational. (Also, pretty fucking good soundtrack choice)
I shed a tear when you said your dad finally got to retired. As a fellow Asian man, I felt that one deep, and I am working hard in the hopes that one day my dad has enough to retire. I'm gonna claw my way to become a good software engineer so I can finally earn enough.
You have to screw up pretty badly to not be able to retire in the UK - literally the worst case scenario you could ever find yourself in is a pension of £750 a month ($1015), free health care, free unlimited public transport, average rent paid if you need it etc, etc. That is the minimum you could ever get.
God came here for the meme and now I'm crying. Honestly this is something that I needed to hear now that I'm struggling with similar things myself and now seeing a clear end to it all.
thanks for sharing your story helps me feel like I'm not alone I knew I wasn't but your story made me feel better especially about everything I'm going through right now. i wish you every success in the world Garnt you def deserve it!
That was a bold but amazing move on Sydney's part. Repeating the truth for someone who needs to hear it could be the most direct way to convince someone, like it did Garnt, or it could infuriate them further and at worst ruin your relationship. I get the impression Sydney persisted so much because she saw the truth in Garnt so clearly tho that she knew the persistence was worth the risk. What an amazing partner
14:39 when he said his father is now finally retired, I felt the impact, and as an Asian person myself, I wish to accomplish the same for my own parents, as the eldest son in our family
I was about to fucking cry 😂
I know I feel the same too
we meme the fuck out of it but us asians and family hit different
@@koxukoshu they work very hard for us, I feel bad.
Same
Memes aside, Garnt's stories are inspiring and actually motivate me to do my best to achieve my dreams not just for myself but for my loved ones. Hope to see more of these stories from this channel.
Don't forget the PLAN!!
same here. really motivational!
Why your life so shit?
*Life gets fixed
Also networking… Even meeting other TH-camrs if that’s what you wanna do and do collaborations etc. make friends, not just for business purposes but, the friends we make along the way can change our lives.
thats some anime shit
the part where you asked your parents money made me tear up :(
I can't believe Rage is following Garnt, I thought you're just a Minecraft Nerd...
me too, kid
420 nice
Time flies I remember you having some hundred thousand subscribers before while JackFrostMiner was still here but now you have millions of sub's congrats
We've all been there
The stress of wanting/needing to support your parents as they age is something I relate to heavily. I often worry about whether I will be able to repay them for everything they've done for me.
Same.
All you need to do to repay them is to get out there and make something of yourself. It means that all their time and effort was worth it.
No you wont,
and thats ok
Sydney is a keeper, Garnt, she stuck it out with you til the end, even when you were at your lowest.
Jesus your everywhere
haha now lets go tweet syd and thank her all together hand in hand
Wholesome
@@SOL_Phase Jesus? It is not Jesus...
@@SOL_Phase he is jesus
God bless Sydney, holy shit mate
But overall dude you've come pretty far. I was a fan before the time you put out the video describing how you intended to take a chance and commit fully to TH-cam for 6 months, leaving it there if it'd fall apart and now understanding what it took to get there, what you faced and what you had to grapple with, I'm genuinely proud and elated that now you're doing very very well and are closer to the goals you had like honoring your parents and even got to let your dad retire, that's amazing dude. I wish you all the best from here dude, seriously
OG fans rise up
My smelly farts!
@@stefanxgc2558 I feel old man. I still remember those days
for real. I can further understand Sydney's back story and appreciate her role in Garn'ts life even more
That's nothing I've been a fan since before he made the video talking about how he worked at the BBC
We've come full circle, to meme to actual content, milk those life experience as much as one can
Draw my Life next. In 3 months time. Dick rockets included
It's therapeutic to talk about life.
Gigg UK the BBC zone truly has come far
Indeed. Had a good life experience today. Difficult, but learned a lot
@@jqa16 well i do love people hearing life stories but sometimes when it comes to mine i just feel too shy😳
Bro, this guy literally had an entire anime arc out of his career. Literally fits the criteria of start, struggle, progression and end.
Glad we got the origin story alongside being able to hear more about how you got into the BBC eventually your transition to TH-cam! Can’t wait for more stuff on the second channel!
Exactly, tho the point is DID YOU KNOW HE WORKED AT THE BBC?!
"Did you work for the BBC?"
Garnt: *"Well yes, but actually no"*
**surprised pikachu face**
Such is the life of a contract worker. You are basically working for a company, but you are actually an employee of another company who is being paid by the company you are doing the work for, for the labour that you are then assigned to :P
@@TheAquilaSamurai thank you for the information 👍
I appreciate you teaching me that
That's actually a very fitting meme for the occasion!
@@TheAquilaSamurai Not to mention being supervised by a full time employee of that client company who neither knows nuts about the work, nor cares to learn anything about it.
Sydney is the real MVP. Girlbossed him into the man he is. Respect.
She just overauthorized the asian parent authority
He is the little baby man
@@OggerFN is it possible to learn this power?
Sydney cut the instincts of an Asian
That is a power to behold
And if she keeps bossing him around she will eventually leave and move on
As someone who's quit my job to go back to uni I understand how terrifying it actually is! I'm glad it's worked out for you!
I did the same thing a few years ago, quit my job in the medical sector to go back to university. Good on you!
Garnt has probably said “I worked for the BBC” more than he's told Sydney he loves her
But seriously, great that we got a background story ❤️ you have amazing parents, friends, and a fiancé
and Sydney probably said to Garnt how she likes Ugly Bastards or Hentai more than I love you lmao
Let me one up that: Garnt's "I worked for the BBC" or Sydney's "Ara ara". Which has been mentioned more times? (Yes, synsnap's ara ara vid included)
@@Nesher017 that's a very tough question indeed
Key word: On *CAMERA*
Dude i almost cried when you said "200 pounds".
Great story, as always i like your way to tell stories and that is one of the reasons i like Trash taste.
I love how important is this story for the present and i how you remember it, pls keep telling them when you got the chance.
I actually cried. then the tears continued even til the end. wtf
Me too bro
Same bro
Sydney is a real bro. She always talks about how Garnt pushed her to be better and he always seems so freaking smart but it's clear they both really do push and support one another for the better.
As someone who followed Garnt way back I always knew he could do it and only hope he continues to grow bigger.
Sydney and Garnt are the true love story that TH-cam doesn't deserve.
they're the power couple we got, but don't deserve.
'Sydney is a real bro' i feel like she more kinda a jerk to be honest like...yeah i get it and all but that is still being a jerk even if it is for a good thing xD
@@dylanbunn7714 In reality, most relationship argument is about your partner arguing that you don't give him/her enough attention. NOT about believing you more than you believing in yourself and actually pushing you toward something greater and stopping you from shooting yourself in the foot.
@@alexfrank5331 that’s definitely true, especially if it’s not a conventional dream like say you want to be a TH-camr or streamer, professional MMA fighter, actor, singer whatever. Most girls will treat your dream like it’s just a silly fantasy. Very few of them will go out of their way to either introduce you to contacts that can help you, friends they may have known in school, friends of friends… Or at least support you in going for your dreams.
Just got home from work and this resonated with me in such an emotional level. This story means so much more to everyone who feels so stuck at their 9-5 corporate grinds and I’m so glad that things went well for you
After almost 15 years in the IT industry, I can say with absolute certainty that all but one of my jobs I left because I didn't feel appreciated. I know exactly how you feel on this, and it's absolute shit when somebody who wasn't even there takes the credit for something you busted your ass to pull off, or even worse takes credit for it and then gets you fired. I always wondered why you'd left the BBC and what you'd done there, this is a great video!
The only time other departments are made aware of IT or even thought of IT is when things go wrong. Otherwise, if we do our job properly, no one is going even to know we exist.
Worked in IT for 8 years as my first job before finally leaving due to falling in to a lull of feeling no motivation to put in any more effort than the absolute bare minimum to satisfy my contract, busting your ass made absolutely no difference to simply scraping by putting in the minimum effort. I left and worked somewhere small but in a totally new role for 2 years, it had its ups and downs but most weeks were interesting, unfortunately the end of ze world started in 2020 and i was forced to leave that roll landing back in IT.
It's been 1 year since I started that totally new IT role and i'm already back in to that same lull of feeling no appreciation for the effort I put in both figuratively and litterally in a salary sense.
It's quite litterally never been so exhausting to put in the very bare minimum effort.
are you still in IT industry? I’m new in the IT industry and I started to understand how you feel but I don’t know if there any place I can go other than IT
The engineering grind is real, been in ME for about 18 years, can relate.
@@rajaafifi4280 Not every job in IT is equally dispiriting. There are good jobs to be found, but sadly there are A LOT of bad ones as well. So if you still want to work in IT, don't give up. Keep looking, and don't settle for something bad.
Someday, when Garnt is a grumpy old grandpa, he'll tell his grandchildren:
_"Well kids, this one day, when I was taking a piss..."_
While I was working for the BBC
2 skyscraper standed beside me
I was in a Top Gear Sandwich
And then went from looking at two mountains to looking down
I read that with an old man voice in my mind
"Who was equally tall as Jeremy Clarkson"
You can tell he was in awe when he confuses 6'5 with 6'0
He must be counting the hair.
Especially considering that Garnt himself is pretty tall, and still described both as "skyscrapers".
I've actually met James May in Osaka while he was doing "Our Man in Japan" and while he is tall (at least taller than 5'10" me), he's not exactly a walking mountain like Clarkson.
For anyone wondering, the piano music near the end is called Orbit by Corbyn Kites
We needed this, thank you Grant
Garnt
@@dawizard5275 Grant
@@dawizard5275 that’s the joke lol trash taste boiiiiii!
@@Markman123 bru
actaully its Granite*
Didn’t even know he worked for the BBC, that’s kinda cool.
Damn, I clicked as fast as possible to make this joke but you beat me to it
DiD YoU KnOw THAt GaRNt wOrked foR tHe BBC ?
Did you know he worked for the BBC?
@@thelucky_xiii I knew that Grant worked for the BBC, but I didn't know Garnt also worked for the BBC
who worked for the BBC?
As a Thai person who’s in Master degree in Japan and my dad is almost 70s and still paying for my rent, this video is very personal. I’m not enjoying my study and really want to pursue art. I’m an only child and I want to take care of them so I’ve been telling myself I can’t do art but after watching this I think I’ll try pursue my dream a bit!
Edit: it's now 2023 and I am now a full time illustrator and I get to work from home. Just wanted to say thanks to all the comments and Garnt for this video.
Plan it out.
See the pros and cons.
Think outside the box with regards to supporting your parents. Maybe pursue art after getting your masters or alongside part time? does your art industry pay enough to support your parents? do you know anyone in your field that is doing well that you can connect with and get advice from?
Plan it all out :)
Remember, mindset is everything, think positive and trust the plan. Believe that whatever you pursue with passion, you can become truly great at if you put in the work consistently. Laziness kills dreams.
These are tips I'd deploy but obviously I don't know much about your situation.
I advise getting a job in what you're currently studying for first, then build some experience and finances before going for your passion.
All the best :)
Yeah I honestly am not confident in my ability at all. I do get commissions and it does pay pretty well but to the point where I can support my parents. Maybe I’m gonna do what Garnt did and work at a BBC for a year. I mean not BBC.
The art industry is generally very competitive but its where hard work stands out the most. It’s gonna be difficult but dont let it deter you from pursuing what you want to really do.
Bro the nft craze is still goin crazy, maybe u could use that cause i heard it payz like crazy.
Wow this was a highly inspirational video. Thanks for sharing your story with us Garnt and I'm glad that your TH-cam career ended up succeeding. Keep up the great work and I hope your channel continues to flourish!
"I didn't have a plan."
"For the first time I've really really felt alive was when I was working towards something"
I feel this so much. From High school to university, I don't have a plan and just doing what my parent tell me do to make a living.
but honestly, I feel like im dying day by day.
Then change your course. You are living your own life and you have the right to do it your own way. Most parents want the best for their kids but they look at it through their eyes, colored by their own life experiences. Yours can be different. Totally different! Trust your feelings, if it doesn’t make you happy now it’s probably not going to in the future… just a thought from someone somewhere across the globe. Trust yourself. ;)
@@garrag0 You need to realized that not everyone can just quit their jobs and become a TH-camr(or other fun jobs) and pursue they're dreams, Garnt and many big TH-camrs are some of the very lucky few. But having a good mindset is good.
ideally, in the 1970s, this wasn't an issue. You could work a job for 8 hours in the city you lived and cover all your basic necessity, and still have 5 plus hours to do your own thing. Now people have maybe 2 hours to themselves after work and use that to do laundry
If you need to change it, definitely try to if your get the chance. Take the risk. It’s never too late, and Uni is DEFINITELY still fiiiiine. Even in a job, it is still up to you.
Go to the gym then
*"Don't be guilted into thinking what you have is good enough"* very strong message. I tried to tell my friends to aim higher because honestly where they at is not good enough. But it's so hard to convince them
It's a nice video but as someone who can't even live up to the expectations set for me it almost has the opposite effect lol. Like, what if you're guilting yourself for *not* having done 'good enough'. Like I'm trying my hardest to get a masters but I'm struggling to find the motivation to even get through my bachelors, and if I don't I'll only ever have myself to blame, with disappointed parents that paid up the ass to get me here to boot. From what I've heard a lot of people don't/didn't enjoy their bachelors/master but I can't even get myself to put up with it; it's pathetic.
On another note, I'm not going to assume anything about your friends but do mind that aiming higher is harder for some than others; life is good at beating when you're down; and then there's the even harder part of actually reaching those heights. Your friends might not appreciate it as much as you think (I know I wouldn't at this point).
@@JonathanFantasy that is very true. I feel like everyone needs to have that one thing that makes them happy, like for gigguk is anime/youtube. It keeps him sane and keeps him moving forward, and also Sydney being around just makes it much easier to handle the shitty stuff of daily life. I hope you have something you love and keeps you happy, I'm near 30 now and I'm glad that I still love games and anime till this age, because it keeps me sane. If there's an advice I can give you motivation for is remember what makes you happy, and fight for it, look forward to it. Unfortunately life is a grind and we have to go through unhappy things in life, but it makes the reward so much more worth cherishing it.
Haha what I'm trying to say is just do what you really love, and if you don't know what you love, find it! don't wait for a moment, make a moment. My friends has things they love and I'm just sad they are not fighting for it and settle for dead end jobs.
it is the same situation everywhere, people are getting underpaid and prices are increasing, governments and stocks need to stop their own existence if we want true peace in modern society
@@gustinex I don't even know what I like, I just took the first thing that came to me by intuition, but even at that I'm faling, wich depresses me down a lot.
@@pepper0075 you'll find it eventually! I went jobless for couple of years once, but i tried lots of things to find out what brings me joy. Write down notes, keep track od things, make a mindmap, decorate your room to remind you what makes you happy when you see it. Most importantly is you keep trying and keep learning new things, it's ok to dislike it but never stop being curious. Life is all about finding happiness, but of course it's easier said than done. so don't give up! You can do it 😊
Every single thing you mentioned about "being in the BBC building, having a BBC id, working in an BBC office with BBC colleagues - without actually being part of the BBC", is so relatable when you work for a company that outsources shit for other companies.
Especially when it comes to IT solutions and customer support.
One thing I came to notice very quickly once I started working was just how many positions even within large global companies were outsourced or contractors. For my first job I actually realised very quickly that basically my entire division was made of external consultants from another company and even my role was one that they had requested to have created.
Hey! I'd like to know what that means? Does that mean ones position in that kind of company is risky or just unfulfilling despite paying normally?
@@PichuElric In my case, essentially what was going on in that job was that the company was building out and reforming one of its divisions. Where they hired a consultancy that specialised in that area, that started out with a large number of their consultants filling the jobs and starting the work off, while they also took charge of hiring new staff for the company itself that would be phased in over time.
For me though it was basically a temp role, where they needed an extra hand sorting out a large mess of contracts the company had and it was more of a stepping stone to give me more experience to put on my CV. Which I used to find a more stable fulltime job, that I'm doing now.
The IT industry is riddled with that, when I lived in Ireland a certain very high profile company wasted my time for two weeks of interviews to end up offering me a job in the outsourcing firm I told them to suck it, lol. If they had been upfront maybe I would've dealt with it differently but the shadiness of it wall was a big no-no.
Yep, worked for a company that had contracts for bigger company. Tech support/online support. So essentially, you get paid less than what you would get paid if the actual company paid you. Also another job spent 4 hours a day travelling for 4 years... called it my zombie years... don't know how you could do videos after, so I understand and appreciate the hardwork and dedication you put into it!
Wow, thank you for this... I guess the saying stays true, "an idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan". Happy to see you made it man, makes me happy seeing people do what they love.
This video hit real hard. I'm in my late 30's and my life didn't turn out at all how I thought it would. Situations like that can make someone feel like a failure, and as a man that can break you in ways that can't be fixed. It makes me glad that things turned out for you, but not all of us have a Sydney in our lives to give us that kick in the ass we need to get going down the path to our dreams.
I think sometimes, one has to be their own Sydney ❤
oh mate if only we could see each other in person i'm sure the community is willing to buy you a pint and we'll figure it out together
There's plenty of life left to make your own success. It's never too late to try. I'm not saying you'll succeed if you just try, but you won't succeed if you don't. I hope you find your own success, no matter what standards you set for yourself. Good luck!
I can understand where you come from but something I always pick up on and remind myself is that history has taught me from many examples that whilst repetition may not be of the highest quality in any form but it is the most certain way to achieve anything you want. If you really want something, even if it isn't something you can put your heart into with deathly sunken time, you can still do it, and do it, and do it. You will be better, you will be noticed and you will most importantly, learn from it :)
@@sharainemccallum6715 yeah but that’s so much easier said than done
since the pandemic began I'd felt stagnated in my life, living for almost a year without getting anywhere in life, and now I feel like I have a slight idea. Hope you'll continue sharing your stories, this video gave me a push that I desperately needed and I hope that you'll continue to inspire.
FIGHT ON GARNT!
i believe in you bro, you got this!
Keep pushing forward man, like all of us we we all start at the bottom so the only way to go is up. Keep climbing, and make friends.
You can be proud on yourself and on your parents. They gave you the maximum of their support and you made the best out of it! You became a great TH-cam and we love your entertaining content! Merry Christmas and all the best for the future, because it yet to come!
This new youtuber is pretty cool, they should get him on the Trash Taste Podcast sometime
Yeah, he has pretty good story telling skills
He seems like the type of guy that would be quite outspoken in twitter
Idk I think him and Grant wouldn't get along lol
Is he in Japan though? Cuz Trash Taste only accepts guest in-person.
There's also this guy called Joey. I think these two would be great friends
Anime in minutes, are too this day, the best videos on this platform I will die on this hill.
Thanks for telling us this inspirational story :)
This vid is actually a tearjerker,I'm afraid of what's to come for the future and this video shows that just because you go to a high rater uni doesn't mean that your life will be figured out,everyone has their struggles no matter what but we can face them and win victorious.Thank you Garnt for sharing,hope to see your next video.
And he has a beefy STEM degree to boot! I am almost done with my STEM degree and already I feel the dreaded uncertainty.
As an asian (SEA to be exact) and chinese, career really IS what your parents expecting you to had.
We are taught this way and giving up your job for something you're uncertain of is such a big risk and gamble!
Glad your determination and passion paid off! Not many have the courage to do so!
@Just some guy On the internet "but we live under capitalism" ok bro
It's not just the chinese, people around the world have the poor mentality and they want their child to chose a safe career with average income. If you don't risk it all and do what you really like, you will never become rich, worst case scenario you die homeless.
And even fewer then actually succeed with their gamble.
@@jdjphotographynl that's life. You have to let your child make the choices that makes them happy and accept they will die, but parents also see children as their retirement plan in third world countries, that's why they want them to have good grades and stable careers so much.
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The feeling of repaying your parents financially not because you have to but you want to, is something very satisfying. I'm an only son too and this video really resonates with me a lot.
Thanks Garnt, a nice way to start the day by watching this video.
Wow.. This was really inspiring. Sydney and your parents never gave you up never let you down and didn’t desert you
I used to work for Atos too, although it was called Atos Origin back then. My experience there was also pretty thankless. Managers did the bare minimum and took extended lunches or never came back. They hot desked at base locations so they never had to come in. And I had a personal line manager that never marked me above average in my reviews, despite busting my ass off (he oddly did the same to other Asians working under him, who all subsequently left). The attrition rates at consultancy firms were high.
In other words welcome to outsouricng company. MSP (very small, local one) was my first job. Never again.
I just started working for ATOS 2 months ago. So far so good. It seems like it varies depending on what account your with.
God sounds like the company I work for…
From what I've heard (from a lot of British people), this seems to be quite normal.
Not sure why though 😔
Damn
Hold up....You didn't worked for thr BBC?
70 episode of Trash Taste is a lie. My last two years are a lie
8:35 Oh wow, that is a giga chad of a mum and dad. They knew you where a good son. You weren't wasting the money and when you need help. They went above and behold. Oh wow
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For some reason garnt's dad reminds me of mine. Gives me more motivation
@@tlshortyshorty5810 Better yet, carrier landing video when
@@HaloFTW55 that's smigol's job
The Armenian is strong with this comment 💪
Not gonna lie, I feel pretty lost right now as a 25 year old.
I finished college being top 3 of my class and got into a high paying job at a famous international company.
However, I despised my job and developed massive anxiety and depression from it, so I quit after only 1 year of working.
It's been 4 months since then and I'm starting to get anxious over not beginning my freelance work that I promised myself I would.
These videos from people telling their life experiences and how they turned "failures" into successes are a huge help for me.
Bless you Garnt. Hope the best for you, Sidney and your family.
Don't give up my friend. Good luck.
Which type of freelance work you're planning about ?
You need to reach out for help bro talk to someone
Just continue doing what makes you happy, good luck mate
Keep going. You are doing great. You made the best decision for you because no one knows you better than you. Let's see at 25 I had just quit my Masters with just a thesis and some change to finish. I got my dream job as a teacher and hated it. I left after one year and never looked back. At 27 I broke up with my long time partner and moved back in with my parents. And 29 I got fired as I was about to quit my job. But jokes on them. I'm almost 30 and I've got new skills and a bright new career ahead of me that I'm going to crush. Because its what I want to do and not what I've been coasting along thinking I had to do. All this to say, you can be lost at 25 and there is still so much more good to come. You are doing great!
Thank you for sharing this - stepping away from a 'safe job' is extremely brave and found it very relatable at moments. Congrats on all the work you put toward your channels that hard work definitely paid off.
Man's so lucky to have Sydney. Those are relationship goals.
This is exactly what I was thinking. Imagine having someone who just absolutely supports you in everything you do and even tells you to pursue it, without trying to give a bunch of advice that they aren't even sure about. The fact that she was there to push him further, even just thinking about how she wasn't happy as well but they were able to maintain a relationship with each other and still support each other even through the hard times. You only get someone like that once in a lifetime most of the time. She truly believed in him, and he made it happen. It's so fucking crazy how you can have this little flame in you, but if someone is there to help fuel it, the process can get so much better. I have a lot of respect for their relationship.
Garnt: Pours his heart out telling his story.
Fans: Out pouring of love and warmth. Are inspired by his story.
Also Garnt: Ends video in most Gigguk way possible.
Also Fans: [Wipes away silent - yet extremely manly - tears.] *PERFECTION.*
When you said your dad hadn't been able to retire, I started to cry.
Usually no one see the hard work behind all the glamorous. I'm glad you're able to share your story. I cry a fucking lot for some reasons.
I'm really glad that you could come through all those difficult times. It's really inspiring.
I wish you the best. I love your videos.
Cracking end to the video. Held my interest front to back, fantastically told. I really feel for you, Sydney and your family, throughout. Top stuff, well worth the view.
Hearing Garnts life story really said a lot about his personality and why he was really motivated on continuing the podtaku because in his mind at that time he was probably thinking thats the only hope he has to support his parents
What im saying is this is a protagonist deserving life story holy fuck
Now that... That says a lot about society
@@bon6347 It's really said a lot about how the meme changed my feeling about "really said a lot about."
As a lost high schooler without a path in mind this has given me some thought. As they say, life isn't black and white but shades of grey. But my life is shades of grey with a fog so thick I can't even see the back of my hand. Geez, making a plan? Easier said than done.
Let me, tell you something that is okay not rushing what you want to be right now.
You are still young and is normal for people at your age not to know what you want to be.
When I started a community college that I wanted to be Political Policy Maker, but I didn't like it. I realize that I love Journalism and I want to persuade that career.
Everybody thinks they have a plan, but in reality, they have a rough idea like I did. But sometimes life is taking us in the unexpected territory if we like it or not.
Hell, I thought I will finish getting a Bachelor's this Spring, but I'm pushing back in the fall to find more internships.
Again just take your time and your young is okay to be confused at your age kid.
Take your time don't put arbitrary time limits on yourself. And at least for right now don't think too far ahead.
It's plenty enough to focus on your next step whether that's tomorrow, next week, and eventually next year.
As a 28 year old I can tell you that you don't need a path yet. Just make a plan. Ask yourself if what you're going to do is what you want to do. The path can come later.
I think a good approach is to think about what you like doing, what you could be good at that pays good, and then find the middle ground. Because at both extremes lies suffering, working at a job that pays really well, but you secretly hate doing is a burnout any% speedrun and doing what you love, but what nobody wants to pay you for, will keep you awake at night worrying if you even can pay the next rent. In the best case those two extremes are of course one and the same thing, but i think this is maybe 5% of all people the case and most times not at the start of their carreer. Though when you start at the middle ground, you can take your time to figure out how to monetize what you like doing (like Garnt did in the year while commuting and working for the BBC) and if you want to do this as your job. But beware, doing what you like as a job can also suck when you suddenly find yourself unable to relax because what you did to relax in the past suddenly reminds you of your job, I know lots of people who deliberately didn't choose to make their hobby to their fulltime job.
I'm a failure of a human with 0 reason to live.
I cried tears of inspiration when Sydney insisted Garnt should quit and do TH-cam
And then I pictured her doing the Shia laBeouf meme & laughed
She was probably stepping on him with a riding crop and maid outfit.
09:45 it takes courage to do what we love, because deep down we already know what we want, we just want our close friends or family to understand and kick start our journey.
went here for fun banter. Stayed for feels and life experienses. Man good on you grant, glad ive kept supporting you through the years
You don’t know me; but I needed to hear this. Thanks!
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Sydney is always so supportive of you and while I laughed when she called you "the protagonist" when you won the chess tournament, given the full history of how you began doing TH-cam fulltime, it makes a lot of sense. She kicked your ass to keep on the grind, as she truly believed in you and there she always is, your cheerleader. Always cherish her, Garnt. She's amazing.
On the same vein, I recently had an argument with someone on a video regarding TH-cam's removal of the dislike button who felt TH-camrs should only create content for the sake of making content, without monetization. I half thought they were a troll, but no, they weren't. They felt TH-cam should only be treated as a hobby, and couldn't be a real job. I thought very specifically of Joey, who'd worked at a traditional Japanese job and just how upsetting it was to him as I argued this person down. I thought of Trash Taste and the hub of jobs you, Joey and Connor have created for yourselves, the fact that you guys employ others and are self-employed. I thought of people like Chris and his new studio, his dream of cinematography at long last being fulfilled and the hard work he's put in, from that tiny apartment when he was a teacher to now, with a movie-quality set. I refused for this traditionalist to belittle the hard work you guys have put in and anyone else busting their ass on TH-cam.
I'm going to say I won, because his last comment, regarding that to have a "real job", you have to have a set income (of which I said that's not true. Gig workers don't have a set income but that is still very much a job), was to respond back with, "By that logic, I can charge you for me responding to your comments." I responded that indeed if he wants to start up a company around that and feels it's a service worth monetizing, absolutely, that's a job. I informed that the market of demand makes up what a job is, not what we think a job should be. Even if something seemingly makes no sense, if someone purchases the goods or services for that thing, then a job has now been created. He had nothing else to say to that.
That's cool man. Thanks for standing up for these guys. I wouldn't do it, because of lack of courage.
The market definitely doesn't care for what a 'real' job is.
I think everyone kinda starts to forget that the actual goal is a steady cash flow to live comfortably and all the other titles and special toilet roll or plaques declaring something a "real job" are just DLC and tools toward that end
I can see where the guy you were arguing with is coming from especially with their criteria of a real job being to have a set income. The big differentiator is usually the job security that regular occupations have. TH-camrs do mention that they are not always guaranteed to make the same amount of money and gig work isn't necessarily considered a real job as well.
@@whodatboi2567 It's still a job, I'd just say that it's difficult to be a full-time job due to fluctuations. It can be, but it's going to be hard. The IRS damn sure considers it a job and wants their taxes from it, lol (or whatever the equivalent is per country). I should also mention that the guy's other silly point was that a job isn't a job without an interview. My current job had no interview, just an email directly on New Year's Day giving me the company policies, outlining my pay, and making me pick a health insurance plan (of which they awesomely overed the premium for so my health insurance was free). I half thought the email was fake indeed due to the skip of an interview and the pay being better than any job I've had before, but no, they're just a start-up, lol. Also, pretty kind of a scammer to send me a Chromebook to use from home. They interviewed future emoloyees, I was just part of the first wave. Sucks we're all being laid off this month though (not the company's fault and we'd been informed this might happen months ago). Still...le sigh 😔
Anywho, I would've forgiven the guy if he'd posed his argument from the point of view of just not putting all your eggs in this basket due to changes in TH-cam possibly affecting income which is perfectly reasonable. No, his viewpoint was that TH-camrs should get zero compensation for their work and that...just didn't sit well with me 😂
Finally got the chance to watch this. Didnt regret it. Thanks for sharing your journey, Garnt!
As an aspiring IT Engineer it is cool to hear that you were also in the IT industry.
Finally, an answer to the question everyone's been asking, thank you Garnt.
Grant
On a side note, thanks for sharing your story, it's actually cool to hear what people went through to get where they are now
Scam Likely? From Dungeons and Daddies? 😅
This story resonates with me at a personal level due to its extreme similarity with what I've gone through. I'm glad you've found success, and wish you all the best.
It's the same for me, I'm still on my first few steps to move overseas, but what Garnt said about "this being good enough" resonated with me. Sometimes it's the dreams that makes us feel alive.
I love this. Great story teller. Opening up about your family's financial status and hardships takes alot of courage.
I got so emotional at the end ,
I hope your parents are well and enjoying life now
I went in thinking this is gonna be a meme video of how he did something stupid and it worked out, but now I left with tears in my eyes.
U deserve it man, not only are ur videos amazing but ur humor and ability to deliver a greater message in such a light hearted yet seriously and mature way is just amazing.
i’m in tears. thanks for sharing your story garnt. i’m a college student trying to get a masters or a phd in psychology and i feel like i’m going nowhere. i feel lost, i feel like i’m faking my way into adulthood but i guess that’s just how it is. i hope that one day i also can repay everything my parents did for me too, i may not be asian but my mexican parents are similar in that aspect, they took care of me when my “real” parents didn’t. i’m proud of you and i wish you well with sydney and the rest of your family.
I feel that, im taking extra years for my grad degree and i feel so stagnant. They should invent a new term separate from impostor's syndrome named "the graduate limbo effect" or something.
Well, thank you, Garnt. You helped me kinda figure out what I wanna do with YT and how to do it.
You guys remember the days when we hardly saw Garnt's face and he lacked confidence on camera and now this man literally has a whole channel that seems to be dedicated to giving us content like this. Refreshing. I love it
Man, covid fucked over my plans for after high school, second year in college now and I’m still not sure about whether transferring to uni and what I want to pursue in uni. Watching your video really helped me realize that some things just take time and dedication, and it’s okay. Thanks, Garnt
Exactly what happened to me
People getting out of high school like us are fucked.
Covids already been messing up this year of college for me, I’m just hoping the uk doesn’t go in to lockdown again because otherwise everything will have been a waste and it won’t go the way I had planned.
It’s so stressful
@@YoshiSeal I am about to graduate junior college and I had zero experience lol
wow your story really describes the struggles a lot of us millennials go through, especially those of us with immigrant parents. It's either keep grinding and achieve everything you're supposed to achieve BUT still struggle or take the risk of reaching for a dream where you might still struggle or you might strike gold. Glad things are working out for you now, you deserve it!
Also kinda millenials with their "rich people problems" telling that crossing the night working ONE TIME, to the sake of his boss without recognition, was a event to remember lol
@@robson2256 Or maybe Millenials actually have a brain and realize that working unpaid and long shifts shouldn't be a thing and boomers like you still love being slaves.
@@robson2256 Didn't knew only rich people like recognition and remember about their credit being given to someone else, also overtime thing probably wasn't a onetime thing, it's the one he probably remember the most. Also he's so rich that he wasn't able to pay rent.
This is the best video of yours I've seen since I started to watch your contents, many years ago, Garnt.
As an indian guy it was so amazing to hear garnt talk about the mindset of going to a good college = all problems solved i thought only indian parents instilled that kind of mindset into their children but big up thai people i guess more people i can relate with now :(
Apparently, it's true for all (Eastern) Asian countries. Or at least a lot of them.
The same can be said about Latam as well were most families have yet to send a generation to college.
@@ВадимНечунаев-л2о yes most of them are like that
Not just Asian and Middle Eastern families.
Here in Mexico, it is very common for our parents to believe that "if you go to a good college/get a Masters/get a PhD you'll live a good life", and the reality is that it doesn't always work that way.
I graduated college as top 3 of my class, yet to this day my parents still insist I should go for a Masters because "it is the right thing to do".
I started crying right away after I heard that Garnt's dad has now finally retired, I'm so happy this worked out for him
I needed to listen to this. I went to the Uni in the UK and didn't finish. Needless to say, life has not been good for the past few years. Knowing that not everyone who finished is doing well. I just have friends who are still at Uni or got lucky.
I’m am in that exact same place right now. You would not believe how much this video helped me get some clarity. Thank you so much for sharing your experience Garnt
Thank you so much for sharing your story. This came at the right time for me. I'm also an only-child, SE Asian who graduated college last year and got a job at a very "prestegious" company. I could barely afford rent, wasn't all that it was hyped up to be, and the work environment was incredibly toxic. I quit a few months ago to pursue a different degree in a field I am more passionate about, and it's not easy. I felt like a failure for having to ask my parents for help, despite their financial struggles, on top of some of my family telling me that I "should've majored in X" in the first place and asking me why I left such a stable, prestigious place. On top of that, my boyfriend recently graduated with a different degree that was supposed to be "more marketable and profitable" but is making less than when he was working retail and is struggling to make ends meet. It is not easy to see him struggle but also unable to help him because I am struggling myself. But your own story gives me encouragement that our situation won't last forever, and to keep moving towards my plan for the future.
hope things have been doing better for you! if you dont mind, what did your bf study?
As someone who's probably on his last year of CS uni and considered taking a career path on a field I no longer find passion in, I definitely saw some glimpse of my possible future when Garnt was talking about his job in Atos. I think I'm pretty lucky I found a new passion back in August, and around last month, my friends offered me a place in an indie game project they've been working on for some time. Sure we'll be working as an indie studio and probably won't get paid for a year or so, but I'm already loving every second of it even when I get stuck. I couldn't say the same if I ended up choosing that other "more successful" field.
Some might say that its a financially bad decision but i would say, good on ya. If you'd join a corporate job, after 3-4 years you'd be welcome to the 'tired and jaded, i wish i could do something more but the pay cut would be too much and i have commitments now' team.
I couldn’t agree more. I’m studying the game at university and I’m currently in my third year. I really don’t feel like I have the same level of passion at all in games as the people on my course do as I’m much more into film or animation, but this is where the money is and the most jobs are available, so I feel like I should be looking at this. I just want to be able to do 830 till nine where I can travel, have enough money to count to is it comfortable in my lifestyle with enough hours to make it so. I really don’t want honesty to make my job my life. My private life is my life. I still don’t know what to do, even though everyone is saying I need to be figuring this all out as everything seems to be drawing nearer.
Brasileiro dude?
I'm so glad for you. I'm in my second year of CSE and this was by far my worst semester yet, and I really don't know how or what I want to do anymore. I'm just here because I don't have any other passion and this was a 'safe' option within my capacity.
I hope to god I find my calling or passion or _something_ so all my years of studying doesn't go to waste
@@moonshiry Spot on! Corpo pays a lot, but usually it drains the soul.
As asian, I can totally relate to your situation. Growing up we've been told that you should go to Uni and after graduate you can get a good job. It's been 2 years since i graduated and i was working with bare minimun salary for profesional occupation. Last year i almost ended up everything even my life because i thought i was just a burden to my parent. I was depress for almost 3 weeks. Didn't do my work properly or even care about my personal hygiene. Then one day, i just fed up feeling sorry for myself and just go for 3 hours slow jog alone in the night and then it clicked to me that my worry and all these feelings i felt is just me. I was too hung up on what i think of myself and how i felt that i was never good enough or be enough.
Just a random person here, but thanks for sharing your story. I can identify with you a bit. I'm on my second year of university, while most of my friends are most done, and I feel awful that I'm being a burden on my parents due to my health problems and university debt. I have considered many times if I all of this is worth it.
I have a big operation soon, and after it's done, I don't know if I'll feel better or feel worse about spending so much money again.
Maybe I need a late night slow jog.
@@PichuElric Chin up! you'll be okay and be better after this. Hope everything went well for your surgery!
@@justrandomguy5997 I hope the operation goes well too (or not, my parents might be rid of a money drain)
But good luck on your work too!
Hey, person in their 30s here. Just popping in to say it takes awhile to get that good job and graduating college/uni doesn't guarantee anything -thats one of the biggest lies told. Glad you turn your mentality around, all I can say is keep your chin up and keep applying and looking for that better job.
This what I like, Garnt. keep uploading on this channel.
LEGIT.
Tthanks for the motivation, tho. really. thanks a lot.
Grant is such a protagonist. This TED talk is inspiring to us hopeful weebs out there 👊
But srsly, I thought all along that your work in bbc includes voice over of some nature documentaries lol your articulation is spot on 👌
Oh, Garnt worked for the BBC? I wasn't aware.
Jokes aside, I'm glad that you took the time to share your experiences and open up a bit Garnt. I'm sure a lot of the young people in the community who are probably about to enter, or have just entered the work force are feeling a bit daunted about the prospect of having to work for the next several decades, and personal stories like these really help put the mind at ease knowing that they're not the only ones going through these situations.
It’s BBC, BBS is a wheel company.
@@CM-le4yh argh, curse you autocorrect. thanks for the catch
The "Don't be guilted into thinking that what you have it good enough" stuck with me and I've watched this about a week ago because the quote matches what I'm going through right now
Man... I know the feeling and the experiance that u had is almost the same as mine. I just want to support u and keep up with your dreams
I’m so proud of you and Sydney. I’m so glad you’re both doing great now after so much effort. You guys deserve it! And much more!
I think the most inspirational part of this was when you decided to quit you had a plan and stuck to it. A 5 hour commute for the dream would make a lot of people second guess their dream. I'm glad you're here and doing what you love man.
This hits home in so many levels. My mum is in the UK and my Dad’s in Italy, both of them are reaching retiring age. I’m 24 and I’m feeling the stress and pressure of having an stable job and steady source of income so I could give back to my parents what they did for me and retire without having to worry about their son.
I was never good on academics.
I only have a High School diploma and a vocational course on Marketing; that I decided to study because I didn’t want to be a NEET and feel like a social outcast but I never liked it.
Decided to pursue what I’m really passionate about, Editing and TH-cam. So I went to a film school to learn editing, film analysis and sound postproduction to apply all of this on my videos.
The entertainment industry is really hard and so is youtube, I’m risking a lot into something that there’s no guarantee of success.
I'm sure it'll work out, as long as you keep at it.
I don't wanna be mean but I think the way Gigguk has done it is the better way.
I think the problem is that there are two radical sides, the one saying ,,just follow your dreams and everything will work" and the other one saying ,,this is no work, it's a hobby".
But I think it should be a mix of both.
You have to start it like a hobby, trying to find Your Own niche and when you think you found it and established a community, THEN you can think about quiting your job.
And with community I mean people who are ready to invest to you, not people who wanna be nice and tell you what you wanna hear.
@@foggyfrogy No, you're right. But actually I didn't explained everything on my previous comment making it sound like I'm putting everything into this without any plan. I myself I'm working into be a sound designer for a post production studio and relying only into be a youtuber expecting success is not a great plan at all.
The bottom line of this is; as you've said, is to have a mixed of both sides.
@@jasonPVA oh ok, I misunderstood it then. Wish you ton of luck and success, my dude (๑و•̀ω•́)و
@@foggyfrogy No worries 👌. Things like this had to said so no one sets themselves unrealistic expectations on being a youtube creator.
WoW, powerful video! So glad you shared your inspirational story, consider me inspired!
Man, if the "good job" doesn't let you pay your rent, then maybe it wasn't a good job at all
Either way, good to hear that your parents are doing better for what you decided to do with your life
Not to mention since he was basically a contract worker I’m not sure about the UK but I don’t know if you have any protection as a contract worker, for being made to work insane hours. Compared to the normal worker, like if you worked for the company directly they can’t make you work over a certain number of hours.
@@Wingzero90939 you do. The whole thing about misclassifying regular workers as independent contractors that the US has is not really thing in the UK. Well it is, but it is pretty illegal and if you know your rights, filing a complaint is fairly easy.
There isn't much of a difference between working directly for a company or working for another company that "lends" you to work under a different company as far as labour laws go. If you don't meet a very specific criteria to be labeled an independent contractor, then you are just an employee to the company that signs your checks. If a company mislabels you as an independent contractor, then they have to retroactively pay you back any benefits you did not received that were in your rights. You are also entitled to health and unemployment benefits and can file an unfair dismissal claim.
There is precedent for it. In 2017 a man was paid 14 years of missed vacation time and reimbursement for medical bills and amongst other things because his company had misclassified him as an independent contractor and wasn't giving him those benefits.
The government is also cracking down on the gig economy like Uber's model of hiring "workers." The model was declared unlawful by UK courts a few weeks ago. And there is legislation being drafted to force them to label their workers as employees.
@@gredystar8333 Damn... that's good to hear. Let's see if they actually implement any of the stuff they discussed about in the parliament.
@@gredystar8333 Oh cool, good to know thanks man, I’m American so I wasn’t sure how it worked in the UK.
Good luck convincing Asian parents that. Am Asian, I understand his plight.
This really hits home. I'm about to leave a decent paying job in a reputable company to start my own business and pursue what I'm passionate about. My turning point was me always conviently being booked for the holiday shifts, but not only that but I would start work at 6am, head home at 6pm and my phone would be still be ringing getting calls from my manager and had to work til 11pm... this happened not once, but three times. I was literally getting anxiety when a holiday was coming up. But I'm thankful that I have supportive friends that are giving me that "push" to pursue my passions.
Thank you so much for this video Garnt, this is the final "I'm really going to this" motivation for me. Cheers and happy holidays!
God dam, I was not expecting this to get so real. This is a really inspiring story and as someone feeling a little lost right now I honestly think it's just what I needed.
Thanks Garnt.
Well done for taking the dive, I too was in a similar situation to yourself Asian with aging parents. I studied Electronic/Electrical then got a job which I ended up in broadcasting for BBC and others. Yes the novelty wears thin after a while, I too know the forever drone of BBC/broadcast life. Endless hours and for very little pay actually, considering how many people actually we served. Breaking away from the monotony was the best thing career wise to do. I am thinking on TH-cam but yet to take the dive!
Damn, that parent loan story is heartbreakingly milenial Britain. Glad that you and Sydney got out of the UK, it made my life better, so I know the feel. ✌️
This video really hit close to home being someone who is incredibly unhappy with their job and been in a similar situation with work and education - I never truly had a plan myself. I'm currently planning on spending the next year on working towards getting out of my toxic workplace and do what would make me truly happy. I'm so pleased that everything worked out for you Garnt and Sydney is a keeper!
I always appreciate when creators make the decision to share something personal -- not for like an apology video or something but just to share something they've learned.
Thanks for telling us about this.
Good for you for having a plan. chasing your dreams is good but be responsible about how you pursue them
So i put this on as background noise while I worked and when you told the story about your "argument" I kinda teared up.
It wasnt an argument, she really believed that you could do it and it was frustration that she could see something that you couldnt.
Im sure you know how lucky you are, but most people can only pray they meet someone who believes in them that much.
Damn, I was fully expecting a meme-ish video but after listening to his story and the sacrifices he has made, I feel so happy for him, he's deserved everything he has rn
Mannnn
I was literally with tears in my eyes hearing the story. I'm so glad you're happy and I wanted you to know that with things like this video, the day to day becomes worth it and even inspirational. (Also, pretty fucking good soundtrack choice)
Brilliant video, Subscribed!
I shed a tear when you said your dad finally got to retired. As a fellow Asian man, I felt that one deep, and I am working hard in the hopes that one day my dad has enough to retire. I'm gonna claw my way to become a good software engineer so I can finally earn enough.
You have to screw up pretty badly to not be able to retire in the UK - literally the worst case scenario you could ever find yourself in is a pension of £750 a month ($1015), free health care, free unlimited public transport, average rent paid if you need it etc, etc. That is the minimum you could ever get.
This message is so important for many people out there working some job they didn't particularly like but just getting complacent with.
God came here for the meme and now I'm crying.
Honestly this is something that I needed to hear now that I'm struggling with similar things myself and now seeing a clear end to it all.
thanks for sharing your story helps me feel like I'm not alone I knew I wasn't but your story made me feel better especially about everything I'm going through right now.
i wish you every success in the world Garnt you def deserve it!
That was a bold but amazing move on Sydney's part. Repeating the truth for someone who needs to hear it could be the most direct way to convince someone, like it did Garnt, or it could infuriate them further and at worst ruin your relationship. I get the impression Sydney persisted so much because she saw the truth in Garnt so clearly tho that she knew the persistence was worth the risk. What an amazing partner
I can see why now you mention it so much, it had a massive affect on your life, one of the best stories I've ever heard thank you.
Everything is coming together, all the lore and build-up we finally get a answer.
Garnt u are such an inspiration, this was so touching