I really felt this as you said it man. I had a great job leading a dev team at a startup until Feb 2022 when I had an event that left me hospitalized for months. The whole time they said they were holding my job, but in June when I got home again they said that the team (that I built) was running so well without me that it would be impossible to add my salary back to the books. Similarly I was told I could be a developer instead. Sad times. I moved on and couldn't be happier!

Good luck on your next endeavor! Finding your channel definitely improved my own productivity!

oh I thought the notification said "why I left stripping"

I'm so sorry that you had a crappy situation/experience at Stripe, it seemed like a good fit for you, but it was clear that they didn't value the purpose as much as you did. Congrats for moving on, and making the sometimes difficult decision to switch jobs when there's always an unknown on the other side of the choice.

Thanks for opening those kind of real life decisions :)

they basically "punished" you for being such a good python developer i can't believe it lmao. Good luck on your future carrer, you deserve to not be wasted on stuff you do not care about!

I'm thinking of working for stripe, your video was very helpful in making a decision. You have a new subscriber! 🙂

@07:22 - I know people get curious about the money, but it's way more interesting to hear about how culture and teams are at 10 to 100, 300 to 600, and the 1000 plus size tech companies. The "Why" and "When' it makes sense to take those types of roles. (grants, options, time, titles, advancement, and you know... like actually enjoying your experience as a developer)

I will never not love that thumbnail, it's fantastic. Shame Stripe moved on, but glad you found something else that will hopefully fit. Thanks for all the work you do! Your utilities are invaluable.

Well done sticking it out until the end of the first year! Good luck at sentry :)

Wise decision -- from my personal experience, having compromised once -- the next time is unfortunately easier and before you know it, you feel completely trapped (having lost your edge/drive) and demotivated. This is my 20/20 hindsight point of view. Not sure how your new setup worked out for you, but good or bad you essentially did the right thing. I admire your wisdom and follow through. I recently discovered your channel, hence this late comment :)

Ah, the good ol' flip-flop from management. Then they will complain why the talents are leaving and then blame it on HR for not being able to keeping them.. But glad you found a company you feel comfortable with! Hopefully it will not be too harsh on your schedule (new jobs usually are) and we can have our new youtube videos from you ! p.s looking forward for more videos in the 'wat' playlist as it has been quite a while since the last one! Which is one of my favorite :D

Best of luck for your future!

Sounds exciting! (:

Nice video, but just FYI the volume seems significantly lower than other videos I've put on on KZfaq

You'll do great wherever you go.

Good luck in your new position, take care ;)

Imagine switching to java in 2022. Yep, the world will fall the heck apart

I am always wondering, what are the blue dots on the screen in the background?

Why did you say that you like working in smaller company? What is so fascinating about that? I'm from India, usually people here try to get into the big firms, 400+ employees sort of thing. How is small industry better than a big one? This got me intrigued and I'm really curious now. Also I wish you all the very best for your new role! May this upcoming role bring new and exciting opportunities for you ahead 😇

4:49 me wondering in Dec 2023 how this played out

Seems like getting hired to do A and being moved to do B is the only constant in our industry.

Why couldnt you stay and fix the dev prod issues here 😭

idk how many ppl noticed that this video is a combination of 2 videos :D

How interesting. It’s very admirable to leave a job you don’t like / think is a waste of time. I was wondering if they told you they would bring back the Python team in 6-8 months, would you stay?

Hey bro how is the work culture at Stripe ? Is it toxic ?..

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Stripe has a real lack of empathy amongst most of their employees and there's a lot of very Machiavellian behavior in the company. Not to mention they just shuffle employees around. Not a fan of their management style and robotic behavior.