You had it so good and you don’t realize it.. the market had changed over the last 2.5 years from the hiring of SWE being in high demand to senior developers with 10+ YOE competing with college grads for entry level jobs after all these layoffs..
your cooked Homie… this man thinks he’s a unicorn… you’re not him. but you’ll see… you chose to be unemployed because of a commute.😂 during an economic global recession going into a depression…sounds good 👍
My mentality is that i have enough confidence in myself that ill gain more experience during this break with side projects + job market will be better. Despite what happens in the job market, i know i have the skills employers want
After 35+ years in corporate IT at multiple employers, I understand the process. But I don't know that making videos about quitting vs being laid off vs contracts ending would make an interesting video. I could sprinkle in the bits about painful but ultimately successful cancer treatments, WFH vs commute times, and so on; but I'm content with watching other folks spill their guts on youtube. I did like the Korean restaurant scenes, though.
I got laid off in July of 2024 as an Infrastructure Engineer. I never would have made the leap. Im not sure what my outcome will be. But its the best thing Ive ever experienced in my adult life regardless of the outcome.
I love the idea of taking a year off. I hope it works well for you. I'm a constant planner. I love to plan tbh. Even if I took a year off, I'd be doing side hustles and planning for new opportunities. I hope you're able to rest in a healthy way.
Hi There! I'm glad I ran into your channel. I can totally relate. I took a 2-year gap from working and I'm now on my 4th year. I have decided to go back to work yet because I wanted to focus on TH-cam content creation. I'm a 52-yr-old Filipino American living in the Seattle area, a Senior SDE with around 27+ yrs of experience. You will figure things out and I'm interested to track your journey through this channel, so I subscribed. God Bless!
@@Jason-ip6wq a lot of tech people get kind of huge egos they dont realize there are 100,000 H1B engineers from china who could figure out how to do their job in a month for half the pay. The market has changed. Gone are the days when engineers are scarce.
@@imveryhungry112he might open his own business and might be richer , have better life than being overwork by a foreign boss whose life is all about writing code to make 0.01% improvement in revenue, and probably make his big boss richer, I am sure his mental health is way better than most of your IT folks. Tech is not the only option.
Damn! I follow you on instagram and i'm like i've seen this dude before! Never expected you to be a FAANG guy, always felt like you were somewhere more chill.
I have the same keyboard as you!!🔥 Your story is very inspiring. I'm currently working while going through college and working toward my dream of being a software engineer. Funny enough, I'm currently working on a video for the TH-cam channel I made to post cool projects. You like living my dream. I'm happy that my algorithm pushed your video. You should be proud of your accomplishments and take a well deserved break.
a lot of tech people get kind of huge egos they dont realize there are 100,000 H1B engineers from china who could figure out how to do their job in a month for half the pay. The market has changed. Gone are the days when engineers are scarce.
I'm surprised you were close with your coworkers and have fond memories of working at Amazon, my friends that are SWEs there have like no rapport with their coworkers lol
I am also looking to do this as well. Been pretty much working all my life and been in tech for 10 years. If you don’t mind me asking do you have just enough for few month expenses or are you financially independent?
You had it so good and you don’t realize it.. the market had changed over the last 2.5 years from the hiring of SWE being in high demand to senior developers with 10+ YOE competing with college grads for entry level jobs after all these layoffs..
That's very brave of you to quit a job in the current market but then again Amazon's 5 day RTO is pretty dumb. I believe several more will quit.
your cooked Homie… this man thinks he’s a unicorn… you’re not him. but you’ll see…
you chose to be unemployed because of a commute.😂 during an economic global recession going into a depression…sounds good 👍
Great video! I’ve also been considering that risk too and have enough to last me about a year but the current job market is scary right now 😭
My mentality is that i have enough confidence in myself that ill gain more experience during this break with side projects + job market will be better. Despite what happens in the job market, i know i have the skills employers want
After 35+ years in corporate IT at multiple employers, I understand the process. But I don't know that making videos about quitting vs being laid off vs contracts ending would make an interesting video. I could sprinkle in the bits about painful but ultimately successful cancer treatments, WFH vs commute times, and so on; but I'm content with watching other folks spill their guts on youtube. I did like the Korean restaurant scenes, though.
No worries, I will support you and follow your channel
I got laid off in July of 2024 as an Infrastructure Engineer. I never would have made the leap. Im not sure what my outcome will be. But its the best thing Ive ever experienced in my adult life regardless of the outcome.
I love the idea of taking a year off. I hope it works well for you. I'm a constant planner. I love to plan tbh. Even if I took a year off, I'd be doing side hustles and planning for new opportunities. I hope you're able to rest in a healthy way.
Good-luck to the new life.
Since you have the experience, I would love a playlist on how to be a great developer. I will appreciate that
Don't quit your job. The job market sucks
Too late
Ain’t that the truth
Congratulations for leaving the most toxic company on earth. Best decision. I wish I have a courage to do the same.
Hi There! I'm glad I ran into your channel. I can totally relate. I took a 2-year gap from working and I'm now on my 4th year. I have decided to go back to work yet because I wanted to focus on TH-cam content creation. I'm a 52-yr-old Filipino American living in the Seattle area, a Senior SDE with around 27+ yrs of experience.
You will figure things out and I'm interested to track your journey through this channel, so I subscribed. God Bless!
Love hearing this
good luck for your new journey man!
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Congrats! Best wishes on your next adventures.
Whats wrong with these comments? He weighed his pros and cons and chose what he want with his life. Yall goofy for judging
End of an ERA and you've only been there for like less than 2.5 years, lol, gen z's are goofy.
Yeah he’s going to regret this lol. tech jobs are only getting more and more scarce
@@Jason-ip6wq a lot of tech people get kind of huge egos they dont realize there are 100,000 H1B engineers from china who could figure out how to do their job in a month for half the pay. The market has changed. Gone are the days when engineers are scarce.
@@imveryhungry112he might open his own business and might be richer , have better life than being overwork by a foreign boss whose life is all about writing code to make 0.01% improvement in revenue, and probably make his big boss richer,
I am sure his mental health is way better than most of your IT folks. Tech is not the only option.
Ong
Damn! I follow you on instagram and i'm like i've seen this dude before! Never expected you to be a FAANG guy, always felt like you were somewhere more chill.
Secrets out now, i was in faang
I have the same keyboard as you!!🔥 Your story is very inspiring. I'm currently working while going through college and working toward my dream of being a software engineer. Funny enough, I'm currently working on a video for the TH-cam channel I made to post cool projects. You like living my dream. I'm happy that my algorithm pushed your video. You should be proud of your accomplishments and take a well deserved break.
Really insightful video, good luck with everything man
Appreciate it!!
Thanks for the perspective. I considered Amazon for the longest time but now that they have 5 days return to office, it's a no-go for me.
Don’t join Amazon. The pay is okay but the place is run by Indian middle manager immigrants
Excited to see what’s coming for you bro
Appreciate it bro
Same my last day was on Friday! Goodluck in your career
thank you!!
a lot of tech people get kind of huge egos they dont realize there are 100,000 H1B engineers from china who could figure out how to do their job in a month for half the pay. The market has changed. Gone are the days when engineers are scarce.
Good luck!
Thanks!
I'm surprised you were close with your coworkers and have fond memories of working at Amazon, my friends that are SWEs there have like no rapport with their coworkers lol
I think i had an uncommon experience and worked in a unique org, so i had rapport with coworkers
@WisePup good stuff man, best of luck with the future
I been struggling with landing a job for like 4 months now :(
good luck bro
4:21 unrelated but you look so much like kukasabe here
I am also looking to do this as well. Been pretty much working all my life and been in tech for 10 years. If you don’t mind me asking do you have just enough for few month expenses or are you financially independent?
I have enough to last a while, like 1 year plus. I live with family still and have low expenses so I’m able to take this risk
@@WisePup Got it, thanks for the response !
I took a break and dont wanna go back but im broke 😂🤣🤣😂😂
Im hoping i dont get to that point 😂
Are you worried that this may be a bad time in the market to be taking a year break? :o
Do you have a CS degree? It will be harder to finder a job if you don’t have one. But I totally understand why you quit that place.
Yup! I have a degree, so i had a bit lore confidence taking a break
That’s good.. Would you say coding bootcamps then are not sufficient if no degree? What if you got good projects on portfolio?
@corpuzone not in 2025, they were worth it back in the 2018-2021 years though.
Were you crying ?! 😅
tweakin
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Hey I know this guy
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