Harsh Truths of a Software Career No One Tells You
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00:00 - Truth 1
03:07 - Truth 2
06:48 - Truth 3
09:02 - Truth 4
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The problem with Software Engineering is that it is overhyped to death and people think it's a job where you click twice and get paid $300k a year. Well, not really. I only got into tech because I love working remotely and I like coding but that's it. Yes, it's stressful sometimes but sometimes it's really chill. My work-life balance was never this good before.
im from a boat building background only 22 and sick of the 60 hour work weeks in a dark shipyard in freezing temperatures in my country carrying heavy loads all day getting physically injured and suffereing from chemical burns and fibre glass rashes whilst only making 22k a year and been thinking of swapping to some sort of technology related job but not too sure. at least they get paid in those fields sick of being a slave damaging my own health at my current job for peanuts
I got into Software Engineering at age 40 after working a decade in mortgage banking doing foreclosures and collections and other stuff. THAT was stressful and oftentimes no fun. When I learned to code and transitioned to Software Engineering, there was relatively ZERO stress and I loved building things and seeing them "come to light". Every time my younger, "inexperienced at life" coworkers would complain, I'd say "hey, at least no one is going into foreclosure because you forgot to do a task" or deal with screaming investors or having to follow federal regulations that change on a dime. I guess it's all relative but shiiiiiiiiii.....I've got no complaints other than sometimes it's tiring keeping up with new tech, etc.
amen brother.
That give me motivation. Im in corporate n banking too for 15 yrs now im 40yo. Looking to learn the coding things this year. Tq for the sharing..
I’m working more with data but do a lot of phone apps / web apps and desktop applications too, I’m loving it! For some reason everything is done in a completely different language so it’s like learning every week and they keep giving me creative freedom to change things and add new features
These are good truths. We have similar years of experience and job types. The sweet spot I found is mature small companies that still innovate and produce a real world service that I'm into. Get much less of the startup stress but still get the freedom to own your work and try cool new tech. Mature enough for the software to have best practices in place.
I think what’s in this video apply to all industries. Different colleagues with different expectations, workplace politics… Probably a professional chef will give similar answers if you ask him the difference between working in a professional kitchen and a home kitchen.
Thanks for this. Setting realistic expectations will help adjust our minds to avoid disappointment & stay on track.
Another great video, KC!! I love all of your videos!!
I actually relate a lot to this video and agree with all of the points despite being in an entirely different corporate industry and discipline. Refreshing to see I'm not the only one that feels this way. Thanks Kevin!
Thanks for informing that the sense of dread doesn't go away permanently but the frequency with which it arrives reduces.
80% of your coworkers are fake
You always need to learn more outside of work
The tech stack you are working on can ruin your resume
Perks are there to keep you inside working
why does my tech stack ruin my resume?
@@mistermetokur218 No company wants to hire you if you spent years working with legacy code while the next applicant has been using the latest and greatest.
@@mistermetokur218Every tech stack, eventually, gets a terrible reputation. Unfair, there are going to be things you have become a near expert in that you'll have to remove from or leave off your resume because of that reputation. Perl experts can't write clean code. Ruby experts are stuck in a dead language and can't learn. C# people can't program for Linux. Nobody uses jQuery anymore, ya dinosaur. None of those are true, but that doesn't mean the HR team scanning CVs got the memo.
You are very superb
my first job are "low paying, zero chills" type, the only worst workflow i ever experience, problematic database, unoptimized features, and ... junior can access the productions, which is kinda worse, the main problem is junior are playing around too much without consideration, ended up the server goes break down, or some features won't work simuntaneously. the reason is the company are unable to hire more seniors, and ended up making junior handling everything.
In the first place, I used your videos to learn English. Now I love your content. It’s great 😊
Thank you! 😃
Amazing video
Truth 5: "The water wets you and the fire burns you". Man, everyone hates their job, or at least doesn't like it. Life.
Ive applied to over 5,000 positions but have not been accepted anywhere. do you have any advice for me?
I wanted to be an electrician anyway ...
I’m trying to choose between electrician and software engineering. Which one did you go with and how is it?
Lmaooo 😂😂😂.
@@syrus1233 electrician... no headache... AI will not take my job!
@@fwdflashwebdesignyeah but, shocks
@@treasurestrove170 But at least not shocked by the newest AI developments xD
Free food?!? 🤯💯
Can Ai replace part of programmer?
Brother, I have completed my graduation in Arts in 2023, it's been a year i am learning I have learned HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and now I am learning React. Brother, will companies or startups consider someone from an arts background as a fresher
What really matters is your portfolio and your knowledge.
If you know no one who can refer you in, then chances are it depends on if you can pass tech interviews 😅
Agile and scrum killed software jobs
no jobs aren’t “fun”. thats why you are paid to do them
Hot Take: It doesn't bode well with me when people say that they get "stressed" with a software job. It's like where did this expectation come from? Anything in this world where someone pays you for a service, it will be stressing no matter what field it is. You get your good days where you can chill and solve tickets, other days you have to meet a deadline and work extra hours.
I am not demoralizing anyone, really. If it comes out that way, I want you to know I don't mean it.
Hi peasant
There is a difference though if that situation of having to work extra hours because of deadlines stacked one after another and no real time to breath. So it really depends, this described situation can quickly lead to burnout and other problems in life. If in your company there is always basically a fire to fight then yes for sure you can get stressed extremely.
He just cannot take it and keep talking bad abt software jobs
Just invest in XDC. No need to try to climb the corporate ladder only to made useless by AI at the end
stop using the "break"/pause editor
first!
This dude can't do his job and keep spreading negative thingy LMAO
😂😂
💀 you might be onto something
Hahahah this could be the case.
Meh. Just select the domains that are inherently fun. Of course some boring crap like web or corporate CRUD will never be fun - but there's a lot of really exciting stuff out there - aerospace, automotive, medical, scientific number crunching, CAD/CAE, and so on.