And she bought it hook-line-and-sinker, as many do. A few dozen bucks a day gets them hours of free labor, worth upwards of $100+ an hour for big tech workers.
My company provides free food, drinks and snacks. I opted to work from home permanently. I used to take home bags of food everyday for my kids to bring for lunch. Working from home I save 2.5 hours per day by not having to commute. I also stopped working overtime. I have gained at least 120 hours a month in personal time and I am always home with my kids. I do not miss going to the office at all. I also save money on gas, wear and tear on the car and clothes. I wake up and wear sweatpants everyday.
Yeeeep I know exactly what she's talking about lol. I lost a job at a startup that had no team (literally), was working under CTO and ran into the weirdest issues on a window's laptop (version control software errors, database errors, local testing environment issues, etc.). Couldn't get past some of them and CTO said he couldn't help cause he was a Mac guy. lol
@@jeannedarc6957 to do coding you have to love it which is why coding is for people who love it if you have no interest in it you won’t find any interest in learning it that goes for every job though do it because you love it because you will have a much better time working everyday but if you go into a job you don’t favor or like you won’t be to happy every day if that makes sense
@@jeannedarc6957 how long really depends how much time you will put into doing it. It is like going to gym. A lot of people just do a half hearted effort. Many don't know how to self teach or what to do with the information they have learned. Add insult to injury, many technical interviews for software engineers will white board you with alogrithms and data structures which can be tough computer science and math heavy problems. This pretty much eliminates most people who just aren't good logical or critical thinker. Fun fact, more than half of the candidates fail a simple frizz buzz coding challenge when ask during interviews.
I work at Google in SF. My life’s pretty easy (sorry to brag). Definitely put in well south of 40 hour weeks of low stress work. Regarding pay, she’s very very likely making >$250K/yr. A few more years of experience could see that grow to >$400K/yr. It can be hard to break into tech, even harder to break into FAANG, but definitely doable for a lot of regular people, with or without a college degree.
@@Miguelmigs24 I’d argue it’s rather easier. They pretty much have a standard interview process. Getting the interview is the hard part, after that, it’s all in your hands, all you have to do is perform. (As close to perfection as you can nonetheless, but very possible, especially with luck of seeing similar questions you’ve done)
They provide food to make you be less apprehensive to staying there 10+ hours/day (even though you are on salary, so you are not necesarily paid for those hours)
maybe more like a backpack full of containers and then leaving with a full backpack of containers with everything you want to eat and the office not caring because well he wanted to work took food home then he's going to work at home it's the same as if he's working in the office same food ate at office ate at home it's actually rather typical for people to do sometimes will pay for your food to be delivered to home too by different delivery companies and you expense accountant. 😎👍✌️
@@anacseq lmao I believe it. Then again I feel like most Americans in general are fat, like it’s kind of a societal thing here. I’m at my first software dev job right now, work from home. I recently got an exercise bike and it’s huge for my health and sanity. I know some of my coworkers likewise take 30 to workout at some point during the work day.
@@bingusbingus7860 I'm a software engineer and also work from home, and for me I go to the planet fitness up the street to do weight training and cardio, and I def recommend people in sedentary jobs to exercise at some point during the day for mental health and cause that weight will start to creep up lmao
The mouse is actually super great. The angle at which your hands and forearm end up is much more natural than with traditional mouses and reduces wrist inflammation and carpal tunnel risks. It’s obviously not perfect for certain jobs like maybe designers, etc. but great overall. Same logic behind the angled, split keyboard if you think about the angle your arms rest on your desk coming feom your chair arm rest.
As someone who works for a tech company with three meals a day and unlimited snacks, gelato bars, coffee bars, etc, I will say that plenty of people do try to take home snacks/food with them - they even provide to go containers (which I think are more meant to take it back to your desk rather than home).
I used to work for tech company with a cafeteria and I can tell you, that the adage "there is no such thing as free lunch" is absolutely true. Most companies that give you free food are working you hard enough so that you cant enjoy it. I usually just ate at my desk. Even the fancy mouse is so that they can save some money on insurance instead of paying for the inevitable carpal tunnel
@@dark2520 For sure. My point is more that there is usually a hidden cost in some of those benefits. The cafeteria is great, but she probably works too much to cook for herself. The mouse is awesome, but you are chained to your desk. Not to mention, how unbelievably hard she must have worked to study both in school, and for those interviews (which, from experience, are unimaginably difficult).
Hey, gram! I’m so happy you’re taking an initiative with skincare. Be sure to apply sunscreen to protect your skin from the uv rays. The sun causes 90% of premature aging, so be sure to slather that sunscreen n reapply 😊
8:18 As a procedural language programmer turned web developer, you're right! *Programming is not easy and its an ignorant thing to say it is easy.* It also pisses me off when people say you can just teach yourself. No you can't, you need a bachelors at min. There is so much more stuff to programming than just teaching yourself to code. Most companies do not want a self taught coder who pigeonholed themself to one or two languages (like Java and SQL). Since switching positions, I've had to relearn Java, learn kotlin, learn playwright, learn angular & Typescript, etc. all while still doing the job! They're not going to let me take time off to learn this stuff. Its sink or swim. Either learn as you work or you're gone.
3:32 The close up on her chest is hilarious. Obviously she is in need of her sweater. The look on Graham's face has me rolling. I love how he never comments on stuff like this. I know he had to be dying to. Lol
good on you graham for moisturizing! If you want to not look like a raisin when you're old, highly highly recommend making sunscreen a routine. Pro tip to use moisturizing sunscreen. This is coming from an AZ native, I know Nevada isnt too different in climate
Software engineering posts are extremely exhauting postions and require very strong and determined individuals. Having "free stuff" is the bare minimum for all the chaos that goes there.
She works at Google, likely makes just under $300k after bonus/stock, but even if you get a CS degree and are at the top of your class, your chance of getting a job at Google/Amazon/Apple is very small.
That number is about right. I work at Google as a SWE. I don't have a CS degree, nor was I a great student in school. I knew someone at Google who barely had any formal education at all.
Not all tech companies provide “free meals”. For example, Microsoft don’t have this option but it provides cheaper option like in video for their employees
My brother works at one of the Google offices in NYC. They get foods, drinks and even alcohol for free and are encouraged to take food home so he never really cooks anything at home
I love you’re videos graham I learnt pretty much 80 to 90 percent of the things you and mark tilbury and couple others have said and the fact ur not some fake guru selling us a fake course and especially your down to earth I really appreciate all of your content thank you
The job is stressful. For a big company as Google, they have a very low retention rate for software engineers. And that keyboard and mouse is ergonomic which most of the companies are recommending now !!!
All your comments like "I'd never leave the office" are literally why these perks exist. They want you to not need to leave. Facebook/Meta takes this to an even further level than Google. Both companies have insanely nice office environments.
As a software engineer, you finish work everyday feeling like you just took an SAT test. It's mentally challenging work and you are always juggling many things at once, learning brand new stuff everyday, and putting out fires. However the trade-off is you can make a LOT of money/have a paradise office/work from anywhere. The salary varies greatly tho... I probably make a third of her salary but put in the same effort (on call, works never really leaves the mind. etc.). Getting into Google or other top tech companies is extremely difficult (e.g. 7 interviews just to get declined)
Yeah everyone really glamorizes it but it's mentally taxing, and hard to get into good jobs in the first place. And even at FAANG it's really high salaries and low risk, but you don't have the opportunity to make huge leaps in your income as you do if you take the risk and start your own business. I'm currently also making way way less than this but I'm studying for google interviews right now *fingers crossed*
@@mr.j3371 My mom is a doctor, she worked incredibly hard to get where she is and is brilliant and inspiring. But, after going through years of studying and fellowship as a doctor you have several decades of a cushy high paying job. As an engineer, at least if you remain an IC, there is no such thing as leaning on experience. You always have to keep up and learn new things and do work that is mentally draining.
@@sharoncohen318 Depends on what doctor you are. Pretty much all doctors have CME and have to constantly study. Medicine is always developing so you have to keep up with it.
SWE as well and love working from home. So much freedom and saves a lot of time. Once every few weeks, I go out with friends and enjoy social life. Income is not bad too! Not as great as the big techs, but definitely enough to live comfortably and not worry about money.
Im so used to liking your videos that when you ask, i exit my full screen to like the video, but realized i did it already. Its now a reflex, congrats graham
That's the Google office in Chelsea. It's really swanky, been there once for an event and you can't access certain parts of the building without a special key code. Even getting in felt worse than going through airport security. If you get hired here, you're gonna be eating good cause all the food is free plus they have free gyms and showers.
She works at Google in New York I went there when I was in college as a field trip for one of my classes the food was really good and everything is free they also have nap rooms too😂
As a tech worker in San Francisco, free lunch is an expectation. If they don’t have free lunch, I would need to negotiate an extra 20k just for my inconvenience.
Can confirm the perks of being a software engineer are legit. They have been for a LONG time. It's also not an easy job, otherwise everyone would do it. We don't have enough people doing the work. That's why the perks are great. Companies are knife fighting over employees. I recommend if you're interested in it you give it a shot. We need as many engineers as we can get.
it takes time to get used to, but the split keyboard and vertical mouse are better in the long run if you're on a computer for hours, because your hands and wrists are kept at more natural/relaxed position. there's keyboards that can be angled vertically too!
She forgot to tell about the lawlessness of NYC and how there is a massive exodus happening there. It is only increasing and life will be a lot harder for NYC residents in the future.
Not from the US so maybe I don't understand why, but what really triggers me is the amount of plastic used on each video I see of people living in big cities ! Plastic bottles > my office has water fountains so you can just take a reusable water bottle from home. It even comes with sparkling water ! Same goes with coffee etc... Don't you guys have drinkable water from the tap in the US ?
It's hard to explain the difficulty and hurdles of software development if you have never done full time intelectual work under pressure. While it's true that many jobs are well paid and have nice perks, which at this level are very rare, and you have career progression it is however a work that if you don't love it or love the money can make you isolated and miserable through the stress and pressure you are under in many jobs on a daily basis, overtime work with impossible deadlines are very common and you are prone to burn out eventually if you don't have an healthy relationship with work which many people don't
Yep. People say you can't complain about it if you make that fat FAANG salary. It's not an easy life. You trade one stressor for another. I'm trying to adjust my unhealthy relationship with work (obsessing over getting things done asap). If I keep this up I won't survive long enough to see all that RSUs vest.
@@garzdiva I'm not saying all is well and dandy at a FAANG job, but there are plenty of other intellectual and skilled jobs out there with similar or more amounts of stress, probably more overtime, and you don't get half the salary or perks. Hell, even specialist doctors make less than some high up software engineers, and they work 12+ hours a day at the highest stress jobs and needs years and years of training
Yeah being a software engineer CAN be super chill and amazing. Just depends on the employer. The level of freedom, perks and compensation for being one is amazing. The bigger the company, generally the more chill a software engineering job.
It’s odd it’s “free” food? Usually a restaurant or a canteen serving food requires payment in my country. There is free food as I’m basics at some places, e.g bread, cereal, fruit, milks, teas, coffees etc. but not full on sushi etc. but generally for a meal at work you’d be paying for it. Unless there’s an event or function. Then they’d arrange food.
This is why there was an engineer in the Bay Area who worked at Google that just lived in the back of a truck. He ate at work, had his mail delivered to work, and showered at work. He worked out at the Google gym too. He was able to save on rent and so many other expenses.
my bet would be a premium sushi at one of the casinos also sometimes you can get it for free if you know people working there like Pit Bosses and different staff that they treat nice can hook you up with a free voucher. 😎😎👍👍
This isn't what software engineering is. Bro, I have been sleeping 4-5 hours a day from the last several days and working like 12+ hours everyday just to meet the deadline of my project. This stuff is brutal.
Exactly! She said this is the condensed version of what she does. People don't realize there is way more to it then just creating something that works. Debugging alone, especially someone else's code, can be enough to make you want to punch through your computer screen. Add deadlines to that and you could easily be up all night losing your sh*t. Especially since technology has made instant gratification the norm, if you're too slow to fix the problem, people will go else where. If you're too slow too many times that could be your ass.
Yeah, software engineering is fucking complex; these day in a life videos are delusional. Maybe the front-end is more "relaxed," but as a core software engineer working in numerical computing, it is insane the amount of complexity we have to retain to get something done. The only reason I keep doing it is that I love problem-solving.
@@will-ye yeah, but then other people have unrealistic thoughts on what is really the day of software engineer like. Software engineer myself can tell you, it's not all rainbow and sunshine
The only time I had free food but really great free food at work (including to go food) was during deployments (shore duty) in the NAVY. Plus amazing gyms
“I wouldn’t leave the office, I’d do everything there”
That’s exactly why the companies do it!
And she bought it hook-line-and-sinker, as many do. A few dozen bucks a day gets them hours of free labor, worth upwards of $100+ an hour for big tech workers.
Exactly. The extra work they squeeze out of you generates more profit than the added cost of the meal
@@mar_man813 more importantly she eats too little to make the office trip worth it. It is straight win for the employers
What extra work, couldnt you just theoretically eat and do whatever after your shift ends.
My company provides free food, drinks and snacks. I opted to work from home permanently. I used to take home bags of food everyday for my kids to bring for lunch. Working from home I save 2.5 hours per day by not having to commute. I also stopped working overtime. I have gained at least 120 hours a month in personal time and I am always home with my kids. I do not miss going to the office at all. I also save money on gas, wear and tear on the car and clothes. I wake up and wear sweatpants everyday.
Plot twist: Graham gets an office job at a tech company for FREE coffee and food 😂
HAHA not the worst idea though :P
There's gotta be at least one real estate agency in his area with that perk 😂
What's up Graham! It's guys here. Today we will be talking about how to center a center a div.
@@justindion4394 Pretty much my life lol
@@justindion4394 you gave me flashbacks mannnn
She works at Google. In New York, chefs rather work at a google cafeteria than in a hectic kitchen.
That's what I thought. It had to be one of the FAANG.
Thats what I thought, interviewed with them there.
Found the googler
"I spent hours trying to debug my local testing environment" - I feel this deep in my soul
Yeeeep I know exactly what she's talking about lol. I lost a job at a startup that had no team (literally), was working under CTO and ran into the weirdest issues on a window's laptop (version control software errors, database errors, local testing environment issues, etc.). Couldn't get past some of them and CTO said he couldn't help cause he was a Mac guy. lol
if you spent a lot of time doing this, please reach out to peers, they might know something you dont
@@TheSoulCrisis I only use Linux. I left windows long ago and the only apps I miss are Adobe's.
@@Kevin-jc1fx Yeah I hear many developers love Linux too, it's definitely got some upsides.
I became a self taught software engineer. Best choice I have ever made was to learn programming! If you don’t know what to do SERIOUSLY learn code.
How long did it take? Is it more of a hobby or did you find a career?
@@jeannedarc6957 to do coding you have to love it which is why coding is for people who love it if you have no interest in it you won’t find any interest in learning it that goes for every job though do it because you love it because you will have a much better time working everyday but if you go into a job you don’t favor or like you won’t be to happy every day if that makes sense
How?
Software developer here. I work from home. No free stuffs for me
@@jeannedarc6957 how long really depends how much time you will put into doing it. It is like going to gym. A lot of people just do a half hearted effort. Many don't know how to self teach or what to do with the information they have learned. Add insult to injury, many technical interviews for software engineers will white board you with alogrithms and data structures which can be tough computer science and math heavy problems. This pretty much eliminates most people who just aren't good logical or critical thinker. Fun fact, more than half of the candidates fail a simple frizz buzz coding challenge when ask during interviews.
I work at Google in SF. My life’s pretty easy (sorry to brag). Definitely put in well south of 40 hour weeks of low stress work. Regarding pay, she’s very very likely making >$250K/yr. A few more years of experience could see that grow to >$400K/yr. It can be hard to break into tech, even harder to break into FAANG, but definitely doable for a lot of regular people, with or without a college degree.
FAANG without at least a bachelor's is very unlikely, unfortunately.
it can be done but 200k+ salary is unrealistic unless you are in faang and 400k+ more so even if you are faang.
@@IamAWESOME3980 it all depends on your experience. 400k+ is doable once you get about like 5-10 years of experience
@@Miguelmigs24 I’d argue it’s rather easier. They pretty much have a standard interview process. Getting the interview is the hard part, after that, it’s all in your hands, all you have to do is perform. (As close to perfection as you can nonetheless, but very possible, especially with luck of seeing similar questions you’ve done)
@@Miguelmigs24 not true at all, I don't have a degree and I've interviewed at meta, amazon and Microsoft.
They provide food to make you be less apprehensive to staying there 10+ hours/day (even though you are on salary, so you are not necesarily paid for those hours)
I would work for food 😂
@@TheGrahamStephanShow Same, free breakfast lunch and dinner...Just need a bed and shower and I'd never leave.
If you're not working overtime for free, you're not working enough to be competitive in that field - A SWE
It beats going grocery shopping, meal prepping or cooking after work.. just saying 🤷🏽
@@TheWityful If I have to use tabs, I'm not working for free.
I can picture Graham coming into the office with empty Tupperware, and leaving with them completely full.
maybe more like a backpack full of containers and then leaving with a full backpack of containers with everything you want to eat and the office not caring because well he wanted to work took food home then he's going to work at home it's the same as if he's working in the office same food ate at office ate at home it's actually rather typical for people to do sometimes will pay for your food to be delivered to home too by different delivery companies and you expense accountant.
😎👍✌️
This comment made me laugh in the middle of the night 😂😂😂
being a software engineer is definitely tough mentally, which unfortunately isn't reflected in this video. the food is a nice comfort though lol
yea and most devs are fat
I am a dev and is not so easy and relaxing as it looks in the video
@@anacseq lmao I believe it. Then again I feel like most Americans in general are fat, like it’s kind of a societal thing here. I’m at my first software dev job right now, work from home. I recently got an exercise bike and it’s huge for my health and sanity. I know some of my coworkers likewise take 30 to workout at some point during the work day.
But it is reflected in this video @9:23 She says she's getting therapy for her mental health due to her job.
@@bingusbingus7860 I'm a software engineer and also work from home, and for me I go to the planet fitness up the street to do weight training and cardio, and I def recommend people in sedentary jobs to exercise at some point during the day for mental health and cause that weight will start to creep up lmao
The mouse is actually super great. The angle at which your hands and forearm end up is much more natural than with traditional mouses and reduces wrist inflammation and carpal tunnel risks. It’s obviously not perfect for certain jobs like maybe designers, etc. but great overall. Same logic behind the angled, split keyboard if you think about the angle your arms rest on your desk coming feom your chair arm rest.
I mean it's a Google office. It's the pinnacle of perks. They have literal chefs working in those cafeterias.
yes she works for google
As someone who works for a tech company with three meals a day and unlimited snacks, gelato bars, coffee bars, etc, I will say that plenty of people do try to take home snacks/food with them - they even provide to go containers (which I think are more meant to take it back to your desk rather than home).
Sounds nice
Meta?
you're clearly being well-fed
I used to work for tech company with a cafeteria and I can tell you, that the adage "there is no such thing as free lunch" is absolutely true. Most companies that give you free food are working you hard enough so that you cant enjoy it. I usually just ate at my desk. Even the fancy mouse is so that they can save some money on insurance instead of paying for the inevitable carpal tunnel
Are you complaining about the mouse? Should they give u a $10 mouse so you can get carpal tunnel later on? Then pay for ur health plan for that lmao
Yep she said the job was wearing her down at times too along with other aspects of life, mouse is a great perk though.
@@dark2520 For sure. My point is more that there is usually a hidden cost in some of those benefits. The cafeteria is great, but she probably works too much to cook for herself. The mouse is awesome, but you are chained to your desk. Not to mention, how unbelievably hard she must have worked to study both in school, and for those interviews (which, from experience, are unimaginably difficult).
My work has a few cafes, a bar and a restaurant on campus but sadly charges for food and drink lmao
this is not true and really depends on the particular team and project you are on
This is exactly why I want to work at Google someday lol. The free food, great office aesthetic, etc. So good!
Yet not worth work stress
Not worth it, look at the quitting statistics
Hey, gram! I’m so happy you’re taking an initiative with skincare. Be sure to apply sunscreen to protect your skin from the uv rays. The sun causes 90% of premature aging, so be sure to slather that sunscreen n reapply 😊
Graham, I'd also recommend adding a hyaluronic acid serum before your moisturizer, and an SPF everyday after your moisturizer.
Graham: I'd never buy groceries !!! Lol 😂 I love his reaction to this video.
8:18 As a procedural language programmer turned web developer, you're right! *Programming is not easy and its an ignorant thing to say it is easy.* It also pisses me off when people say you can just teach yourself. No you can't, you need a bachelors at min. There is so much more stuff to programming than just teaching yourself to code. Most companies do not want a self taught coder who pigeonholed themself to one or two languages (like Java and SQL). Since switching positions, I've had to relearn Java, learn kotlin, learn playwright, learn angular & Typescript, etc. all while still doing the job! They're not going to let me take time off to learn this stuff. Its sink or swim. Either learn as you work or you're gone.
3:32 The close up on her chest is hilarious. Obviously she is in need of her sweater. The look on Graham's face has me rolling. I love how he never comments on stuff like this. I know he had to be dying to. Lol
good on you graham for moisturizing! If you want to not look like a raisin when you're old, highly highly recommend making sunscreen a routine. Pro tip to use moisturizing sunscreen. This is coming from an AZ native, I know Nevada isnt too different in climate
The food at her job looks amazing. Clever way to keep the employees there. And Yes! Only Murders is soooo good!
Software engineering posts are extremely exhauting postions and require very strong and determined individuals. Having "free stuff" is the bare minimum for all the chaos that goes there.
she mentioned it by the end of the video, it is very easy to "burn out" in these positions
She works at Google, likely makes just under $300k after bonus/stock, but even if you get a CS degree and are at the top of your class, your chance of getting a job at Google/Amazon/Apple is very small.
That number is about right. I work at Google as a SWE. I don't have a CS degree, nor was I a great student in school. I knew someone at Google who barely had any formal education at all.
@@BaronWilleford What's the criteria to get into google?
@@joycez809 Pass the interviews
@@joycez809 And luck. There are quite a few people I know who didn't make it in on their first attempt.
Being at top of your class has nothing to do with getting into top companies
Not all tech companies provide “free meals”. For example, Microsoft don’t have this option but it provides cheaper option like in video for their employees
My brother works at one of the Google offices in NYC. They get foods, drinks and even alcohol for free and are encouraged to take food home so he never really cooks anything at home
I love you’re videos graham I learnt pretty much 80 to 90 percent of the things you and mark tilbury and couple others have said and the fact ur not some fake guru selling us a fake course and especially your down to earth I really appreciate all of your content thank you
The job is stressful. For a big company as Google, they have a very low retention rate for software engineers.
And that keyboard and mouse is ergonomic which most of the companies are recommending now !!!
Great video, I would love to see a day in your life again!!
Sure!!
All your comments like "I'd never leave the office" are literally why these perks exist. They want you to not need to leave. Facebook/Meta takes this to an even further level than Google. Both companies have insanely nice office environments.
People know this… and they still like the perks! 😂
As a software engineer, you finish work everyday feeling like you just took an SAT test. It's mentally challenging work and you are always juggling many things at once, learning brand new stuff everyday, and putting out fires. However the trade-off is you can make a LOT of money/have a paradise office/work from anywhere.
The salary varies greatly tho... I probably make a third of her salary but put in the same effort (on call, works never really leaves the mind. etc.). Getting into Google or other top tech companies is extremely difficult (e.g. 7 interviews just to get declined)
Yeah everyone really glamorizes it but it's mentally taxing, and hard to get into good jobs in the first place.
And even at FAANG it's really high salaries and low risk, but you don't have the opportunity to make huge leaps in your income as you do if you take the risk and start your own business.
I'm currently also making way way less than this but I'm studying for google interviews right now *fingers crossed*
Haha, nothing compares with the hell you have to go through in pre-med.
Seriously.
@@mr.j3371 My mom is a doctor, she worked incredibly hard to get where she is and is brilliant and inspiring. But, after going through years of studying and fellowship as a doctor you have several decades of a cushy high paying job.
As an engineer, at least if you remain an IC, there is no such thing as leaning on experience. You always have to keep up and learn new things and do work that is mentally draining.
@@sharoncohen318 Depends on what doctor you are. Pretty much all doctors have CME and have to constantly study. Medicine is always developing so you have to keep up with it.
Nice, I love seeing a new vid drop for lunch hour!
Hope you enjoy!
@@TheGrahamStephanShow I did, thanks!
I always watch the reactions than the original video...Keep up the good work👏👏👏
Thanks so much!
SWE as well and love working from home. So much freedom and saves a lot of time. Once every few weeks, I go out with friends and enjoy social life. Income is not bad too! Not as great as the big techs, but definitely enough to live comfortably and not worry about money.
Im so used to liking your videos that when you ask, i exit my full screen to like the video, but realized i did it already. Its now a reflex, congrats graham
That's the Google office in Chelsea. It's really swanky, been there once for an event and you can't access certain parts of the building without a special key code. Even getting in felt worse than going through airport security. If you get hired here, you're gonna be eating good cause all the food is free plus they have free gyms and showers.
If I become a programmer in that office I'd be looking like nicado avacado in no time
She works at Google in New York I went there when I was in college as a field trip for one of my classes the food was really good and everything is free they also have nap rooms too😂
The mouse she is using is absolutely crazy, I love it
As a tech worker in San Francisco, free lunch is an expectation. If they don’t have free lunch, I would need to negotiate an extra 20k just for my inconvenience.
Lmao, I've seen so many NY vlogs with that kind of filming style!
Graham : I would just have shopping cart 😂
Graham just use SPF. I’m 42 and my coworker thought I was 25.
@3:46 the split keyboard is to save your wrists brother - ergonomic.
I don’t know if it was a day at work rather than a day at the cafeteria lol
@♜whatsapp±1204𝟺𝟿𝟾𝟺𝟼56 The lol
Graham liked the perks this what software engineer’s like me call golden handcuffs
Wait wait that's your office breakfast?? Hold on, hold on.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
graham's next video why I became a Software Engineer for the free food
I wonder how much the subway costs in NYC? London tube train fares are expensive!
$2.75 each way. You can also get a monthly unlimited card at a slightly discounted price.
I'm 17, I get free water from my job so I usually fill a bag with some bottles before I leave
Ok but I need that keyboard! Seems like it would be SO much more comfortable to work with.
Can confirm the perks of being a software engineer are legit. They have been for a LONG time. It's also not an easy job, otherwise everyone would do it. We don't have enough people doing the work. That's why the perks are great. Companies are knife fighting over employees. I recommend if you're interested in it you give it a shot. We need as many engineers as we can get.
Great video! Glad that working from home is becoming more mainstream so you don’t have to go into the office everyday 😅
:)
Yeah it’s just working from home sounds nice but could get boring real fast and you aren’t into that work type of environment
I work from home, I can tell you, it's the best feeling ever
@@xplicitgoofy1015 sorry I don't agree with you, I personally work from home
@@RedJackWZ alright it’s different for everyone not everyone can stand working home but you can it’s whatever your preference is
it takes time to get used to, but the split keyboard and vertical mouse are better in the long run if you're on a computer for hours, because your hands and wrists are kept at more natural/relaxed position. there's keyboards that can be angled vertically too!
Am I the ONLY one that gets the best work done in the evening?
She forgot to tell about the lawlessness of NYC and how there is a massive exodus happening there. It is only increasing and life will be a lot harder for NYC residents in the future.
I wanna be a software engineer… just for the free food and chill office.
The food is the trap for people to keep them working ahaha it might work on me as well 😂
Love that you like OMITB, such a good show 😂
Not from the US so maybe I don't understand why, but what really triggers me is the amount of plastic used on each video I see of people living in big cities !
Plastic bottles > my office has water fountains so you can just take a reusable water bottle from home. It even comes with sparkling water !
Same goes with coffee etc...
Don't you guys have drinkable water from the tap in the US ?
Yeah but it tastes like feet.
Just commenting for the algorithm...ghram you got to give this comment the heart man it's will make me happy 😁
Here you go!
Use retinol moisturizer for antiaging
For anyone wondering, the mouse she uses here is an Evoluent VerticalMouse.
lets goo sarah! got on twiceee
It's hard to explain the difficulty and hurdles of software development if you have never done full time intelectual work under pressure. While it's true that many jobs are well paid and have nice perks, which at this level are very rare, and you have career progression it is however a work that if you don't love it or love the money can make you isolated and miserable through the stress and pressure you are under in many jobs on a daily basis, overtime work with impossible deadlines are very common and you are prone to burn out eventually if you don't have an healthy relationship with work which many people don't
Yep. People say you can't complain about it if you make that fat FAANG salary. It's not an easy life. You trade one stressor for another. I'm trying to adjust my unhealthy relationship with work (obsessing over getting things done asap). If I keep this up I won't survive long enough to see all that RSUs vest.
@@garzdiva I'm not saying all is well and dandy at a FAANG job, but there are plenty of other intellectual and skilled jobs out there with similar or more amounts of stress, probably more overtime, and you don't get half the salary or perks. Hell, even specialist doctors make less than some high up software engineers, and they work 12+ hours a day at the highest stress jobs and needs years and years of training
Yeah being a software engineer CAN be super chill and amazing. Just depends on the employer. The level of freedom, perks and compensation for being one is amazing. The bigger the company, generally the more chill a software engineering job.
What I spend in a day when literally everything is free 😌
Her coding posture is impressive and she brought fish on the subway lol
Great video! I get so excited every time I see a new video posted!
It’s odd it’s “free” food? Usually a restaurant or a canteen serving food requires payment in my country. There is free food as I’m basics at some places, e.g bread, cereal, fruit, milks, teas, coffees etc. but not full on sushi etc. but generally for a meal at work you’d be paying for it. Unless there’s an event or function. Then they’d arrange food.
She works for Google. The big tech companies give you these "perks" at work.
@@garzdiva ahhh, thank you! That explains everything 😄
Graham, truly you should try stand up comedy…. You’re hilarious… keep the videos coming…
Thanks again for another great video
My life must not be as realistic as these software engineers apparently 🤣
This is why there was an engineer in the Bay Area who worked at Google that just lived in the back of a truck. He ate at work, had his mail delivered to work, and showered at work. He worked out at the Google gym too. He was able to save on rent and so many other expenses.
Graham, you need to get on the SPF50 game if you want to stay youthful!
Having a cafe that serves free food at your workplace is usually a red flag.
You would rather be overworked **and** have to cook for yourself or go to a local fast food place? Get out of here with your mental gymnastics.
Sarah Pan for Iced Coffee Hour!!! Please... 😩😩😩
Where can I get good Sushi in Vegas?
my bet would be a premium sushi at one of the casinos also sometimes you can get it for free if you know people working there like Pit Bosses and different staff that they treat nice can hook you up with a free voucher.
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I'm pretty sure that's the Google office in Chelsea.
Software engineering in New York is ~300k per year too!
that is Google. Sadly only a few tech companies offer free food :(
This isn't what software engineering is. Bro, I have been sleeping 4-5 hours a day from the last several days and working like 12+ hours everyday just to meet the deadline of my project. This stuff is brutal.
Exactly! She said this is the condensed version of what she does. People don't realize there is way more to it then just creating something that works. Debugging alone, especially someone else's code, can be enough to make you want to punch through your computer screen. Add deadlines to that and you could easily be up all night losing your sh*t. Especially since technology has made instant gratification the norm, if you're too slow to fix the problem, people will go else where. If you're too slow too many times that could be your ass.
Yeah, software engineering is fucking complex; these day in a life videos are delusional. Maybe the front-end is more "relaxed," but as a core software engineer working in numerical computing, it is insane the amount of complexity we have to retain to get something done. The only reason I keep doing it is that I love problem-solving.
Day in the life of a PRE-MED student, I should know.
So basically, day of the software engineer is eating all the day
she can't show you 90% of the day which is just coding, because it would be a very boring youtube video.
@@will-ye yeah, but then other people have unrealistic thoughts on what is really the day of software engineer like. Software engineer myself can tell you, it's not all rainbow and sunshine
Curved keyboards are amazing. It helps your wrist stay in a neutral position. Alot of processionals use it.
Damn this was clean......that job has hella food perks lol. Kudos to her!
The only time I had free food but really great free food at work (including to go food) was during deployments (shore duty) in the NAVY. Plus amazing gyms
Wait only 100k per year? New grad swe in google nyc would be earning close to ~300k tc
..basically what I had for lunch..keyword=basically!..lol
This is exactly the type of shirt and watch I imagine on a cliche millionaire.
Now, that's a work day. I would be fat too. 🤤 🤣.
Me too
Thats trap not good lol. You will overtime non stop since no other obligation .
Why don't you get Maxx Chewning's Don't be Sour podcast:)
YES ANOTHER SARAH PAN REACTION 💜💜💜
Still liking because of the phone call
Bringing fish on the train, when it's 90 degrees out?
You wont smell the fish over the pee and pot and worse smells in the subway.
Great video.
Can't beat free food lol.
Keep up the great work Graham!
As a former welder watching this actually pisses me off.
Hey hey, dw did smash the like button :)
Thanks!
3:31 oh😍
Can someone tell me what kind of mouse she is using? 😂😂