Ben: *wakes up* Angular: “oh sh** here we go again”

Ben: *Thinking about making a video* Angular: *Fear Sweating*

1:42 "It is a huge turn-off when I see the company do so many things just to make the world a worse place: most notably, create Angular JS". LOL

Netflix needs to give Ben a comedy special 😂

This mans Angular stabs are legendary

Ben : Doesn't say Ex googler, Ex Faceooker TechLead : 👀

I work for a small company in a lead role where i get absolute freedom of tech and a vested interest in the company. Its rare to find a fellow engineer with the same mindset as myself. Youve hit the nail on the head mate. I also find with the aspiring devs who are focused on these huge companies to be some of the worst and who only care about the status of the job and not the actual job it self.

Ironic part is to see a Algoexpert ad the end , "Do you want to be a software engineer at Google" Me - Yeah , I mean I wanted to , but not sure now

This is becoming a troll channel... And I'm here for it.

Techlead gonna take up carrot farming after that burn.

Wow it's so uplifting to hear other people going through and thinking about the same problems, I was starting to feel frustratedly alone. This video really picked my up, much love!

Love your videos man, great stuff. I've been a software engineer for over 20 years across a bunch of languages and stacks. After a while it becomes a living, not so much an art. If you want to chase the title and the pay, do it, but you probably won't love the work you do. If you want to love the work you do, do it, but you might not be getting the bigger house or flashy car (that's not always a bad thing). Put marriage and kids on top later in life and you'll realise you simply don't have infinite time to learn everything, only the stuff that will help you survive. That's a skill the young guys aren't taking about, but they will. Good luck!

"I'd much rather be the noob in charge." Ben Awad 2020

I would love to get more videos about your business and what goes on there exactly. I’m in a similar situation couple years behind :) Great vid, cheers!

Nice honest video Ben. Love your attitude!! Common path is startup after working at FAANG after learning best practises, building production grade systems and the mentorship You're skipping that step entirely means you're ahead of the game.

"it's a huge turnoff when i see the company do so many things to make the world a worst place. Most notably creating angular js" LMAO

now we’re even !

You'll never know how it is until the moment you experience it. I had the same thoughts of you before I joined a major company here in my country, the one that everybody dreams of working at, and being there I confirmed most of my assumptions, similar to yours, but on the other side I learned so much stuff I didn't even know existed, both technical and no technical knowledge. Now I moved to a smaller company because it fits better with my life, but I'm extremely glad I had that experience, both nice and not so nice stuff I experienced there are things that definitely shaped my career as a professional. To anyone who is starting his/her career, if you read this, I'm not trying to deny what Ben says, but if you have the chance, don't close to it. You can have assumptions and experiences from others, but small, middle, large companies, or even having your own, they all have different dynamics and rich room to anyone to take key lessons from them. Be open to experience it all, you'll ve glad for it later in your career.

Conclusion: Audrey‘s fine, Chelsea is overrated

I didn’t know you were a fellow austinite! I totally agree with everything you said. It’s so easy to get caught up in the fantasy of working for FAANG - especially the financial aspect - but instead I work for a healthcare company and actually feel like my contributions mean something.

I'm also quite uncomfortable with the obsession around working at fang. The same way that in entrepreneurship, getting VC money used to be glamourous and now the mindset on that has really shifted, we need to also realize that working for these companies shouldn't necessarily be a goal in itself. Thanks for making a video on this topic 🙌🏻

Ben: *Mentions carrot farmers* Angular: *Sobbing uncontrollably*

I saw the Software Engineering "Best Practices" video and I instantly subscribed, now I can't stop watching your videos. Good content and btw your code jokes are hilarious xd

This is simultaneously some serious information and a whole ass comedy show 😂

Google: say react one more time. Ben: 😡

Most notably, creating *AngularJS* 🤣🤣🤣

This is insanely late but I want to work an easy (non-stressful) remote job that doesn't take too much time but pays well because I'll have experience. This way, I can focus on something I'm more passionate about. Don't get me wrong, I like coding, but I'm not obsessed with it. As a job, it's comfortable but challenging in it's own way but it doesn't have any social ties that I wish it had. Why people have their lives based off of software is beyond me when there's so much more to life than writing code for a company that sees you as replaceable. Work for an easier company, get paid a little less, and be happier.

Bro, when I graduate I just want to work at A company. Lmao

Ex-millionare reference OP

omg I didn’t know faang sexuality exists

Ben... awesome channel, you're the man-for real! Question.. can you do a video about your preferred design patterns/file structure for a large source code base? Very much appreciated! Keep up all the great work!

Thank you for this video! You just structured ideas I was thinking of.

Thanks Ben, you always provide good entertainment while actually sparking meaningful and good discussion.

YES! YES! YES! Give me more of that dry humor! I want more! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Once in a while yt algorithm suggested a really good content. I like your perspective. Thank you for sharing!

For some reason you've been popping out in my feed lately. I subscribed thanks to this video.

Agree with the fixed office hour thing, self-employment is the ultimate goal!

1:52 seconds to build up to a classic angular joke

Next video: Why I work for FAANG

There are many career paths to follow. The most important thing is to recognize what really drives you, just as you did. I have some hard time thinking about launching a product. I actually prefere the idea of joining a company that can give me resources to build their products. To not follow on this underpayed trap, I prefere to set deals per contract

damn, that haircut looking fresh!

Lmaooo that shots fired at angular

Such humour, much subtle. Wow! The logic is great, thank you for sharing.

This comes down to having your values in place which have allowed you to make some really good decisions. A lot of us don't take the time to understand what's important to us as reflection requires time. It's just easier to go down the beaten path.

"well, the search engine.... " I feel you, bro!

"Successful" products at FAANG must have much larger revenue streams which means it solves more general problems. This leave a lot of niche markets, especially small and mid-sized B2B, open to the rest of us.

Absolutely loving the mix of dry humour and informative content. Keep it up.

Your humor is dead pan and subtle. I love it. it is sprinkled all over the place in this video with no hint.

As a Richard, I feel attacked

im in the same boat! I have been laying low and doing QA-Automation for smaller companies, enough money to get by and enough free time for all my side projects

Am a CS student and this is the first time i watch your videos and MAN you just read my mind word for word! i'd rather do something that i enjoy and earn less or run my company and fai than to have more money and feel that my job is meaningless, count down the hours to go home or count down the days until the weekendl!It's really great to find someone whos not toxic and narcissistic on the tech YT.

Brave coming-out video. Well done!

I actually gave an interview at Amazon. I got to the last technical round but didn't get accepted. My mistake? As far as i know, i wasn't able to fully solve one question out of the 3 they asked in the last round. It was then i realized..that i don't want to be in a company that judges someone's skill level like a robot. Got a job offer from a startup soon after that for a similar take-home package. It was my first startup and the best decision. Learning so much and so fast everyday. I don't think any FAANG company could give a learning experience like a startup does. Also, i have met much smarter people at this startup than i think i would meet at a FAANG company.

I'm confused, is he coming out as a yellow haribo gummy or as not straight?

Well said Ben. I can relate to all that you said. I have to work at a company to pay my bills. I would anyday prefer to have my own company/start an entrepreneurship. Sometimes working for big company sucks out your desire to do learn/do something different.

Ben, today is my last day, and never felt better! if I saw this video earlier - I would have probably been gone earlier! I have a feeling that is how most of the people feel at corporations. So glad for you! Thank you for your voice on this!

He make AngularJs sound like Angular .

So funny, before watching this vid I saw an ad that said "So you wanna be a software engineer at Google?" LOL

You just spoke my mind! Keep it up Ben!

This is why I love this channel hahah! You the real man!

I just graduated and have been applying places. The crazy part is, when I started studying, I didn't expect to find so many FAANG-sexuals (as you put it, I'm stealing it) as there are. I started learning to make sure I didn't end up poor like I was growing up. That's it. I never cared about getting into Google. I've even seen people on r/cscareeradvice say that 80k was low for an entry level position. And it makes you think... do they think FAANG is the bare minimum? Do they not realize that 80k to start for a lot of people, especially people like me just trying to be OK, is actually pretty decent and also completely normal in the industry that they're trying to get into?

"It's demotivating when the amount of work you put in is not correlated to what you get back" - YUPPP. I also think it's especially frustrating with our skillset because we can create the next big thing but lose the time and energy to do it when we work for a company.

BOOM! Very powerful video. First person that I see with influence talking about FAANG this way. Thanks for this! I feel understood.

Same thoughts over here. Best luck with your journey brother.

this is gold lol... it's crazy starting my engineering career in college first year i wanted to be at google and then i realized i didn't want to be at such a huge company where i'd just be another programmer. I'd rather start my own company or just work at smaller to midlevel companies until i could go off on my own

Ben: Uploads video Me an angular developer: 😬

Love your videos, Future TechLead!! Thanks!

Eye opening! TY!!!

Ok, it's official. You have the best developer channel out there. I love how you approached the topic. 99% humor, and then pointing out some good personal reasons why you, and anyone else, shouldn't be FAANG obsessed. I'm in the same boat. Why use it as a stepping stone when it's not where I want to be, and it doesn't help me reach my real goals.

"most notably, angular JS"

Man this video is so good especially that working in offices part

Great video!

Is love a coding job where I can code on my own schedule, that’d be awesome. But I’m also down for those 3 days a week type of jobs where I’d be free to work on my own projects too

Dude, this video is just great and sums up our industry perfectly 😆

Feels like I am looking into a mirror. Literally what I was going through. Great summary, amazing perspective :)

I am in my graduation and all my friends are like they have just one goal to work in faang. I have same thoughts like yours. Sometimes i feel i am an idiot who is not faang sexual but now i know its ok not to be a faang sexual. I have my goals just like yours and i am happy with them. Thank you for the motivation 😌

I have quite a few friends at FAANG and honestly they aren't anything remarkably special compared to Ben. All it takes is grinding leetcode. What Ben is doing is far more rewarding/fulfilling than being a FAANG-bot and it's why I respect him. Takes more balls to start your own company than be a leetcode/FAANG drone.

When did this hate for angular originate 😂😂

Looking back at this a year later, I think you made the right choice ben

I'm curious what enterprise level features make Angular even a considerable approach as opposed to smaller libraries. i18n/l10n/a11n?

My favorite part: "I would much rather be the Noob in charge, making those bad decisions." This really resonated with me. From my experiences, people make bad decisions all the time. Or, worse, don't want to make the wrong decisions, so they end up not making any decisions at all. However, when these bad decisions are made, many people won't own them. They point fingers, make excuses, and find scapegoats. The cycle continues and crap products are the result. Thanks for this video.

5:46 is epic.

5:17 dude...... DUDE you have no idea how deep this spoke to me man. I saved my company over 150k with my app and was still being paid just above minimum wage at the time.... and this was the largest retail store in the US, and all I got was a pat on the back and a baseline salary job starting at 60k. I never realized that the burnout/demoralization really did start that early. I’ve been with them for years now and I’ve really struggled with burnout and motivation as a result.

This is such a great perspective. I think this is the best coding interview video I have seen. Hilarious!

I think that one of things young people simply dont appreciate enough about FANG companies is the experience and lessons learned that you can just consume without effort. There is no compression algorithm for experience. And now multiply that by thousands of engineers. By working at FANG you do have a chance to tap into that knowledge, learn from what didn't work and experience that velocity of improvement powered by loads of smart humans. TLDR: there are far better things than free food at FANG

He will take Angular to Grave XD!

Thank you for this

Great video. You'll make it big with your second company :)

"It's a huge turn off when I see the company do so many things to just make the world a worst place, most notably creating Angular JS." hahahahah

The irony when he now lives on youtube videos, so basically works for google.

I'm so happy I found you. I was dying within 30 seconds of this

I feel this a lot.

On a related note, I'm not dating Angelina Jolie because she's not really my type. That's totally it.

Totally agree about noobs in charge. It gets to the point where people who have zero understanding of software development get to be in charge of whole projects. HOW??

I have to say, all my codes and demo i showed on my Google application were all written in React. Although I did not get the offer (I withdrew), I reached the on-site interviews. So you definitely don't need to use Angular.

Damn, this was nuclear as hell; well done :)

I used to be MIT-sexual. Serious infatuation. Then I went there, got a degree, and the next five years felt like a walk of shame. During February.

Agular 2+ (not really sure what's different in JS version) is one of the most robust frameworks imo. It's true it is not beginner friendly but once you overcome that part it becomes so satisfying.

Thank you for giving us a term for them.

5:09-5:45 exactly man, to the point, this is my current situation right now